School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Greece
Greece: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.9955 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Greece, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Greece is 0.9955 GPI, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Greece peaked at 1.05 GPI in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.8715 GPI, in 1971.
That places Greece 126th out of 175 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Greece, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8715 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.8741 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.8769 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.878 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.8778 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8901 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.9002 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.9143 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.9258 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.93 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.952 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.9617 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9866 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.9982 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 1 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.9992 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9928 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.9876 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.9865 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9941 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.9967 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.01 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.9761 GPI | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 1.02 GPI | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 1.01 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.03 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.04 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.04 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.05 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.04 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.03 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9957 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9996 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9965 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9887 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9898 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9936 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9955 GPI | +0.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.9955 GPI is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.06 GPI, 94% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.9955 GPI is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.04 GPI, 96% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8899 GPI | 0.8715 GPI | 0.9258 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9796 GPI | 0.93 GPI | 1 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9761 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPI | 0.9957 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9962 GPI | 0.9887 GPI | 1 GPI | 8 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.03 (2021)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.89 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,575 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,545 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 90,546 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,794 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 687,813 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 578,574 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Greece?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Greece was 0.9955 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 2001.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8715 GPI in 1971.
- How does Greece rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Greece ranks 126th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.