School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 0.9141 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Least developed countries, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Least developed countries is 0.9141 GPI, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Least developed countries peaked at 0.9141 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5715 GPI, in 1971.
That places Least developed countries 39th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom 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 Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5729 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.5715 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.584 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.586 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.5851 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5932 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.6009 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.614 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.6249 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6265 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.639 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6539 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.675 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.6633 GPI | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6814 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.6761 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6861 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6935 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7061 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.7143 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7222 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7327 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7394 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7457 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7501 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.7555 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7606 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7697 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7776 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7951 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8107 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8208 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8209 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8261 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8186 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8397 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8487 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8538 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8635 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8672 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.878 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8787 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8863 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8913 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8963 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9074 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9097 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9133 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9124 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9141 GPI | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5959 GPI | 0.5715 GPI | 0.6265 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6789 GPI | 0.639 GPI | 0.7143 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7549 GPI | 0.7222 GPI | 0.7951 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.837 GPI | 0.8107 GPI | 0.8672 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8988 GPI | 0.878 GPI | 0.9141 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More education data for Least developed countries
- Population ages 0-14 38.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 450.68 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Least developed countries?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Least developed countries was 0.9141 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9141 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5715 GPI in 1971.
- How does Least developed countries rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Least developed countries ranks 39th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed 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.