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

Latest (2018)
0.9734 GPI
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
148th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.9876 GPI
in 2013
All-time low
0.9277 GPI
in 1978
Years of data
39
1978–2018

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Switzerland, 1978–2018

00.20.40.60.811978199820181978: 0.928 GPI1979: 0.937 GPI1980: 0.942 GPI1981: 0.945 GPI1982: 0.948 GPI1983: 0.952 GPI1984: 0.954 GPI1985: 0.957 GPI1986: 0.959 GPI1987: 0.964 GPI1988: 0.967 GPI1989: 0.971 GPI1990: 0.972 GPI1991: 0.975 GPI1992: 0.976 GPI1993: 0.959 GPI1994: 0.963 GPI1995: 0.963 GPI1996: 0.967 GPI1998: 0.956 GPI1999: 0.959 GPI2000: 0.965 GPI2001: 0.973 GPI2002: 0.971 GPI2003: 0.969 GPI2004: 0.966 GPI2005: 0.967 GPI2006: 0.967 GPI2007: 0.971 GPI2008: 0.973 GPI2009: 0.977 GPI2010: 0.983 GPI2011: 0.985 GPI2012: 0.985 GPI2013: 0.988 GPI2015: 0.982 GPI2016: 0.979 GPI2017: 0.976 GPI2018: 0.973 GPI

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

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Switzerland, 1978 to 2018.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 145 Bulgaria 0.9757 GPI compare
  2. 146 Greece 0.9755 GPI compare
  3. 147 El Salvador 0.9741 GPI compare
  4. 149 Guatemala 0.9728 GPI compare
  5. 150 Solomon Islands 0.9687 GPI compare
  6. 151 Germany 0.9686 GPI compare

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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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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,783 data points, 1970–2020
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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.