School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in France

France: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.04 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
1.04 GPI
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
76th
of 175 countries
All-time high
1.05 GPI
in 2014
All-time low
1.02 GPI
in 1995
Years of data
38
1979–2018

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in France, 1979–2018

00.250.50.7511979199820181979: 1 GPI1980: 1 GPI1982: 1 GPI1983: 1 GPI1985: 1 GPI1986: 1 GPI1987: 1 GPI1988: 1 GPI1989: 1 GPI1990: 1 GPI1991: 1 GPI1992: 1 GPI1993: 1 GPI1994: 1 GPI1995: 1 GPI1996: 1 GPI1997: 1 GPI1998: 1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in France stood at 1.04 GPI.

That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in France peaked at 1.05 GPI in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.02 GPI, in 1995.

France ranks 76th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in France, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in France, 1979 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1979 1.03 GPI
1980 1.03 GPI -0.5%
1982 1.04 GPI +0.8%
1983 1.04 GPI +0.4%
1985 1.04 GPI -0.4%
1986 1.03 GPI -0.2%
1987 1.03 GPI +0.0%
1988 1.04 GPI +0.1%
1989 1.04 GPI +0.7%
1990 1.04 GPI -0.2%
1991 1.04 GPI +0.1%
1992 1.04 GPI +0.1%
1993 1.04 GPI +0.1%
1994 1.02 GPI -1.9%
1995 1.02 GPI -0.1%
1996 1.02 GPI +0.2%
1997 1.03 GPI +0.3%
1998 1.03 GPI +0.1%
1999 1.03 GPI +0.4%
2000 1.03 GPI -0.2%
2001 1.03 GPI -0.0%
2002 1.03 GPI +0.2%
2003 1.04 GPI +0.4%
2004 1.04 GPI -0.0%
2005 1.03 GPI -0.2%
2006 1.03 GPI -0.1%
2007 1.04 GPI +0.2%
2008 1.04 GPI -0.1%
2009 1.04 GPI +0.1%
2010 1.04 GPI +0.1%
2011 1.04 GPI +0.2%
2012 1.04 GPI +0.0%
2013 1.04 GPI +0.4%
2014 1.05 GPI +0.5%
2015 1.04 GPI -0.6%
2016 1.04 GPI -0.0%
2017 1.04 GPI +0.1%
2018 1.04 GPI +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.03 GPI 1.03 GPI 1.03 GPI 1
1980s 1.04 GPI 1.03 GPI 1.04 GPI 8
1990s 1.03 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.04 GPI 10
2000s 1.03 GPI 1.03 GPI 1.04 GPI 10
2010s 1.04 GPI 1.04 GPI 1.05 GPI 9

Countries ranked near France

  1. 73 Cape Verde 1.05 GPI compare
  2. 74 Kazakhstan 1.05 GPI compare
  3. 75 Mauritania 1.04 GPI compare
  4. 77 Belize 1.04 GPI compare
  5. 78 Ecuador 1.04 GPI compare
  6. 79 Tonga 1.04 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in France?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in France was 1.04 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 2014.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 1995.
How does France rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
France ranks 76th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this France 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
Last refreshed

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.