School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.06 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 1.06 GPI.
The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 1.06 GPI in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9707 GPI, in 1974.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9713 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.9772 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.9733 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.9718 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.9707 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.9779 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.9781 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.9764 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9785 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.98 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.9808 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.9864 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.9863 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9876 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9872 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9902 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9934 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9978 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 1 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.01 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 1.01 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.01 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.01 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.01 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.02 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.02 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.02 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.04 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.04 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.04 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.05 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.06 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.05 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.05 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPI | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9755 GPI | 0.9707 GPI | 0.98 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9915 GPI | 0.9808 GPI | 1 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 2 Seychelles 1.21 GPI compare
- 3 Barbados 1.2 GPI compare
- 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
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.4% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 1.06 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPI in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9707 GPI in 1974.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding 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.