School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
1.01 GPI
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
78th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPI
in 1991
All-time low
0.998 GPI
in 1972
Years of data
42
1971–2018

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in United Kingdom, 1971–2018

00.250.50.7511971199420181971: 0.999 GPI1972: 0.998 GPI1973: 0.999 GPI1974: 1 GPI1975: 1 GPI1976: 1 GPI1977: 1 GPI1978: 1 GPI1979: 1 GPI1980: 1 GPI1981: 1 GPI1982: 1 GPI1983: 1 GPI1984: 1 GPI1985: 1 GPI1986: 1 GPI1987: 1 GPI1988: 1 GPI1989: 1 GPI1990: 1 GPI1991: 1 GPI1992: 1 GPI1998: 1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 0.999 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

United Kingdom recorded 1.01 GPI for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in United Kingdom peaked at 1.02 GPI in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.998 GPI, in 1972.

United Kingdom ranks 78th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in United Kingdom, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in United Kingdom, 1971 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1971 0.9991 GPI
1972 0.998 GPI -0.1%
1973 0.9991 GPI +0.1%
1974 1 GPI +0.3%
1975 1.01 GPI +0.3%
1976 1.01 GPI +0.2%
1977 1.01 GPI +0.2%
1978 1.01 GPI +0.1%
1979 1.01 GPI +0.2%
1980 1.01 GPI +0.2%
1981 1.02 GPI +0.2%
1982 1.02 GPI -0.0%
1983 1.02 GPI -0.1%
1984 1.01 GPI -0.3%
1985 1.02 GPI +0.2%
1986 1.02 GPI +0.3%
1987 1.01 GPI -0.5%
1988 1.01 GPI +0.0%
1989 1.02 GPI +0.2%
1990 1.02 GPI +0.1%
1991 1.02 GPI +0.3%
1992 1.02 GPI -0.3%
1998 1 GPI -1.4%
1999 1 GPI +0.1%
2000 1.01 GPI +0.2%
2001 1 GPI -0.1%
2002 1.01 GPI +0.3%
2003 1.02 GPI +1.1%
2004 1.02 GPI -0.4%
2005 1.02 GPI -0.0%
2006 1.02 GPI +0.3%
2007 1.01 GPI -0.5%
2008 1.01 GPI -0.5%
2009 1 GPI -0.2%
2010 0.9993 GPI -0.5%
2011 1 GPI +0.4%
2012 0.9997 GPI -0.4%
2013 1.02 GPI +1.7%
2014 1.02 GPI -0.2%
2015 1.01 GPI -0.4%
2017 1.01 GPI -0.2%
2018 1.01 GPI -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.01 GPI 0.998 GPI 1.01 GPI 9
1980s 1.02 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.02 GPI 10
1990s 1.01 GPI 1 GPI 1.02 GPI 5
2000s 1.01 GPI 1 GPI 1.02 GPI 10
2010s 1.01 GPI 0.9993 GPI 1.02 GPI 8

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 75 Estonia 1.01 GPI compare
  2. 76 Nauru 1.01 GPI compare
  3. 77 Spain 1.01 GPI compare
  4. 79 Serbia 1.01 GPI compare
  5. 80 Slovakia 1.01 GPI compare
  6. 81 Ghana 1.01 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in United Kingdom?
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in United Kingdom was 1.01 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 1991.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 0.998 GPI in 1972.
How does United Kingdom rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
United Kingdom ranks 78th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United Kingdom 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

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
Last refreshed

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.