School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.08 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Central Europe and the Baltics is 1.08 GPI, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 1.08 GPI in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.9847 GPI, in 1972.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 2nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9928 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.9897 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.9847 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.9881 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.9892 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 1 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 1 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 1.01 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 1.01 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.01 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.01 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.01 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.02 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.03 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.03 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.01 GPI | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.01 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.02 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.02 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.02 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.03 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.04 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.04 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.04 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.05 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.05 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.05 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.05 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.05 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.06 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.06 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.07 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.07 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.08 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.08 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.08 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.08 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.08 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.08 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.08 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.08 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.08 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.08 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.08 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.08 GPI | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.997 GPI | 0.9847 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.02 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.03 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
- 1 Qatar 1.23 GPI compare
- 2 Seychelles 1.21 GPI compare
- 3 Barbados 1.2 GPI compare
- 4 Puerto Rico 1.2 GPI compare
- 5 Kuwait 1.19 GPI compare
More education data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 337,770 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.52 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0452 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Central Europe and the Baltics was 1.08 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPI in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9847 GPI in 1972.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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.