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
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1975–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0567 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.105 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 44.41 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 19.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
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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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.