School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Germany
Germany: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 0.9973 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Germany, 1992–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.9973 GPI for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2018. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Germany peaked at 0.9973 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9392 GPI, in 1993.
Germany ranks 123rd of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Germany, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.95 GPI | — |
| 1993 | 0.9392 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9417 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9463 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9535 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9617 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9837 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9862 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9926 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9936 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9925 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9973 GPI | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9487 GPI | 0.9392 GPI | 0.9617 GPI | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.991 GPI | 0.9837 GPI | 0.9973 GPI | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 283,851 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.64 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Germany?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Germany was 0.9973 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9973 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9392 GPI in 1993.
- How does Germany rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Germany ranks 123rd out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.