School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
1.01 GPI
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
23rd
of 45 groups
All-time high
1.02 GPI
in 2009
All-time low
0.9717 GPI
in 1976
Years of data
45
1975–2019

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1975–2019

00.250.50.7511975199720191975: 0.972 GPI1976: 0.972 GPI1977: 0.973 GPI1978: 0.975 GPI1979: 0.979 GPI1980: 0.982 GPI1981: 0.986 GPI1982: 0.99 GPI1983: 0.993 GPI1984: 0.995 GPI1985: 0.997 GPI1986: 0.999 GPI1987: 0.999 GPI1988: 0.999 GPI1989: 0.995 GPI1990: 0.994 GPI1991: 0.991 GPI1992: 0.991 GPI1993: 0.989 GPI1994: 0.992 GPI1995: 0.991 GPI1996: 0.99 GPI1997: 0.987 GPI1998: 0.983 GPI1999: 0.98 GPI2000: 0.982 GPI2001: 0.98 GPI2002: 0.983 GPI2003: 0.981 GPI2004: 0.989 GPI2005: 0.995 GPI2006: 0.999 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI2019: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 1.01 GPI for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 1.02 GPI in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9717 GPI, in 1976.

That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 23rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1975 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1975 0.9718 GPI
1976 0.9717 GPI -0.0%
1977 0.9727 GPI +0.1%
1978 0.9754 GPI +0.3%
1979 0.9791 GPI +0.4%
1980 0.9816 GPI +0.3%
1981 0.9857 GPI +0.4%
1982 0.9899 GPI +0.4%
1983 0.9933 GPI +0.3%
1984 0.9955 GPI +0.2%
1985 0.9967 GPI +0.1%
1986 0.999 GPI +0.2%
1987 0.9991 GPI +0.0%
1988 0.9986 GPI -0.1%
1989 0.995 GPI -0.4%
1990 0.9942 GPI -0.1%
1991 0.9913 GPI -0.3%
1992 0.9912 GPI -0.0%
1993 0.9895 GPI -0.2%
1994 0.9917 GPI +0.2%
1995 0.9912 GPI -0.1%
1996 0.9897 GPI -0.1%
1997 0.987 GPI -0.3%
1998 0.9831 GPI -0.4%
1999 0.9796 GPI -0.4%
2000 0.9819 GPI +0.2%
2001 0.9804 GPI -0.2%
2002 0.9827 GPI +0.2%
2003 0.9813 GPI -0.1%
2004 0.9894 GPI +0.8%
2005 0.9954 GPI +0.6%
2006 0.9995 GPI +0.4%
2007 1 GPI +0.4%
2008 1.01 GPI +0.6%
2009 1.02 GPI +0.5%
2010 1.01 GPI -0.0%
2011 1.01 GPI -0.1%
2012 1.01 GPI -0.1%
2013 1.01 GPI +0.1%
2014 1.01 GPI -0.1%
2015 1.01 GPI -0.1%
2016 1.01 GPI -0.3%
2017 1 GPI -0.5%
2018 1.01 GPI +0.3%
2019 1.01 GPI +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9741 GPI 0.9717 GPI 0.9791 GPI 5
1980s 0.9934 GPI 0.9816 GPI 0.9991 GPI 10
1990s 0.9889 GPI 0.9796 GPI 0.9942 GPI 10
2000s 0.9938 GPI 0.9804 GPI 1.02 GPI 10
2010s 1.01 GPI 1 GPI 1.01 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

  1. 20 Sweden 1.11 GPI compare
  2. 21 Belgium 1.11 GPI compare
  3. 22 Estonia 1.1 GPI compare
  4. 23 Senegal 1.1 GPI compare
  5. 24 Mongolia 1.1 GPI compare
  6. 25 Croatia 1.1 GPI compare
  7. 26 Poland 1.1 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2009.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9717 GPI in 1976.
How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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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.