School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Netherlands
Netherlands: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.03 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Netherlands, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 1.03 GPI for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Netherlands peaked at 1.03 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8761 GPI, in 1971.
Netherlands ranks 98th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8761 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.8787 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.8949 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.905 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9093 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.917 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.9265 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9377 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9487 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9574 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.9627 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.9638 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9653 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.956 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9603 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9586 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9625 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.961 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9603 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9639 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9782 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9457 GPI | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9608 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.9618 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9704 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9726 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9691 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.976 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9844 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9852 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9918 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9906 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9915 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9944 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.997 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9997 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPI | -0.2% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 1.03 GPI is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.06 GPI, 97% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 1.03 GPI is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.04 GPI, 99% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9011 GPI | 0.8761 GPI | 0.9265 GPI | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.9573 GPI | 0.9377 GPI | 0.9653 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9644 GPI | 0.9457 GPI | 0.9782 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9914 GPI | 0.976 GPI | 1 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 7 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.64 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.48 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,472 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,856 (1985)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 247,743 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 240,049 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0937 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Netherlands?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Netherlands was 1.03 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8761 GPI in 1971.
- How does Netherlands rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Netherlands ranks 98th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.