School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in High income
High income: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.05 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in High income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in High income stood at 1.05 GPI.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in High income peaked at 1.05 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8841 GPI, in 1971.
High income ranks 7th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in High income, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8845 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.8841 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8867 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.9042 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.9138 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.93 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.9423 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.9544 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.9678 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.9716 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.9793 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.9846 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.9836 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9844 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9871 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9903 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9941 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.9955 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9982 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9989 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.01 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.01 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.01 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 1.01 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.01 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.02 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.03 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.03 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.02 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.03 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.03 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.03 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.04 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.04 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.04 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.04 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.04 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.05 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.05 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.05 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.05 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.05 GPI | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9239 GPI | 0.8841 GPI | 0.9716 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9896 GPI | 0.9793 GPI | 0.9989 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 4 Puerto Rico 1.2 GPI compare
- 5 Kuwait 1.19 GPI compare
- 6 Jamaica 1.17 GPI compare
- 7 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.17 GPI compare
- 8 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.17 GPI compare
- 9 Suriname 1.17 GPI compare
- 10 Argentina 1.15 GPI compare
More education data for High income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.16 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in High income?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in High income was 1.05 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8841 GPI in 1971.
- How does High income rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- High income ranks 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High income 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.