School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 1.06 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 1.06 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9724 GPI, in 1970.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th of 45 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9724 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.9779 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.9749 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.9743 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.9736 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.9803 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.9802 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.9781 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9802 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.9814 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.9823 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.9875 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.9865 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9878 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9874 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9905 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9935 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9978 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 1 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.01 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 1.01 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.01 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 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 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.04 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.04 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.05 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.05 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.05 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.05 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.05 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPI | -0.1% |
| 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 | 0.9773 GPI | 0.9724 GPI | 0.9814 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9918 GPI | 0.9823 GPI | 1 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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
- 9 Suriname 1.17 GPI compare
More education data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0936 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.3% (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9724 GPI in 1970.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.