School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Italy
Italy: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.04 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Italy, 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 Italy is 1.04 GPI, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Italy peaked at 1.06 GPI in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.884 GPI, in 1972.
Italy ranks 87th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Italy, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8853 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.884 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.8918 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.8999 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.9039 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.9062 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.9119 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.9232 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.9321 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9449 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.953 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.969 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.9728 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.9769 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.9806 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.9826 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9857 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9881 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9986 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9905 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 1 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 1.02 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 1.03 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.01 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.02 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.03 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.04 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 1.03 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.02 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.03 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.03 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.04 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.05 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.05 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.06 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.06 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.06 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.06 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPI | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9042 GPI | 0.884 GPI | 0.9321 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9726 GPI | 0.9449 GPI | 0.9881 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPI | 0.9905 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 250,961 (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 63.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Italy?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Italy 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPI in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.884 GPI in 1972.
- How does Italy rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Italy ranks 87th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.