School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Switzerland
Switzerland: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 0.9734 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Switzerland, 1978–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.9734 GPI for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Switzerland peaked at 0.9876 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.9277 GPI, in 1978.
Switzerland ranks 148th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.9277 GPI | — |
| 1979 | 0.9371 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9422 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.9448 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.9481 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.9517 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.9538 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9567 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9587 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9637 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.967 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9714 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.9722 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9749 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9765 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9586 GPI | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9628 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9629 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9673 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9557 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.959 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9653 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9725 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9705 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9694 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9658 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.967 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9675 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9706 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9735 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9768 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9831 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9853 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9853 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9876 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9822 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9789 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9758 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9734 GPI | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9324 GPI | 0.9277 GPI | 0.9371 GPI | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.9558 GPI | 0.9422 GPI | 0.9714 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9655 GPI | 0.9557 GPI | 0.9765 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9699 GPI | 0.9653 GPI | 0.9768 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9815 GPI | 0.9734 GPI | 0.9876 GPI | 8 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.488 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 48,721 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,628 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 173,465 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.7668 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 163,838 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.1945 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Switzerland?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Switzerland was 0.9734 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9876 GPI in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9277 GPI in 1978.
- How does Switzerland rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Switzerland ranks 148th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.