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

Latest (2019)
1.05 GPI
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
7th
of 43 groups
All-time high
1.05 GPI
in 2015
All-time low
0.8841 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in High income, 1970–2019

00.250.50.751197019942019

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

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in High income, 1970 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 4 Puerto Rico 1.2 GPI compare
  2. 5 Kuwait 1.19 GPI compare
  3. 6 Jamaica 1.17 GPI compare
  4. 7 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.17 GPI compare
  5. 8 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.17 GPI compare
  6. 9 Suriname 1.17 GPI compare
  7. 10 Argentina 1.15 GPI compare

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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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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
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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.