School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Early-demographic dividend, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Early-demographic dividend stood at 1.01 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 1.03 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6605 GPI, in 1970.
That places Early-demographic dividend 20th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6605 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.6632 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.6677 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.6719 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6739 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.6847 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.6927 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6967 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.7006 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.7088 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7123 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7219 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.7251 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.7355 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7349 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7438 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.7525 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7582 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.7689 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7726 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.78 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.7928 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8011 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.812 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.821 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8256 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8302 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8428 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8531 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8657 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8712 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8788 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.89 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9238 GPI | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9268 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9355 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9427 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9492 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9621 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.972 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9754 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.981 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9893 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPI | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6821 GPI | 0.6605 GPI | 0.7088 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7426 GPI | 0.7123 GPI | 0.7726 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8224 GPI | 0.78 GPI | 0.8657 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9252 GPI | 0.8712 GPI | 0.972 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9754 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More education data for Early-demographic dividend
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 364.78 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.9% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1027 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.97 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Early-demographic dividend?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Early-demographic dividend was 1.01 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6605 GPI in 1970.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 20th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.