School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Estonia
Estonia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.1 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Estonia, 1992–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Estonia stood at 1.1 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Estonia peaked at 1.15 GPI in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.03 GPI, in 1993.
That places Estonia 22nd out of 175 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Estonia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.03 GPI | — |
| 1993 | 1.03 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.06 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 1.05 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.05 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.09 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 1.09 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.11 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.13 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.14 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.15 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.15 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.14 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.15 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.15 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.15 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.15 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.13 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.12 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.11 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.11 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.1 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.1 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.1 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.1 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.1 GPI | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.06 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.14 GPI | 1.11 GPI | 1.15 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 GPI | 1.1 GPI | 1.13 GPI | 9 |
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More education data for Estonia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 8,627 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Estonia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Estonia was 1.1 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 GPI in 2003.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 1993.
- How does Estonia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Estonia ranks 22nd out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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.