School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Euro area
Euro area: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.03 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Euro area, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Euro area stood at 1.03 GPI.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Euro area peaked at 1.04 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9497 GPI, in 1971.
That places Euro area 14th 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 Euro area, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.951 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.9497 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.9504 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.9587 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.9505 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.9606 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.9679 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.9656 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9708 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.9719 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.979 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.9916 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.9884 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.9977 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.9987 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9991 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 1 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 1 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.01 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 1 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.01 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.01 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.02 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.02 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.02 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.03 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.03 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.03 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.03 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.03 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPI | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9597 GPI | 0.9497 GPI | 0.9719 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9967 GPI | 0.979 GPI | 1 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 11 Palestine, State of 1.14 GPI compare
- 12 Uruguay 1.13 GPI compare
- 13 Bermuda 1.12 GPI compare
- 14 Tunisia 1.12 GPI compare
- 15 Antigua and Barbuda 1.12 GPI compare
- 16 Albania 1.12 GPI compare
- 17 Dominican Republic 1.11 GPI compare
More education data for Euro area
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.49 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Euro area?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Euro area was 1.03 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9497 GPI in 1971.
- How does Euro area rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Euro area ranks 14th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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.