School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.06 GPI in 2002. ▲ Rising

Latest (2002)
1.06 GPI
World rank
59th
of 175 countries
All-time high
1.29 GPI
in 1985
All-time low
0.9879 GPI
in 1970
Years of data
13
1970–2002

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Nicaragua, 1970–2002

00.511.51970198620021970: 0.988 GPI1971: 0.988 GPI1972: 0.995 GPI1973: 1 GPI1975: 1 GPI1977: 1 GPI1982: 1.1 GPI1983: 1.1 GPI1984: 1.1 GPI1985: 1.3 GPI1986: 1.3 GPI1987: 1.2 GPI2002: 1.1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 1.06 GPI for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2002.

The figure is down 14.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Nicaragua peaked at 1.29 GPI in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.9879 GPI, in 1970.

Nicaragua ranks 59th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Nicaragua, 1970 to 2002.
Year GPI Change
1970 0.9879 GPI
1971 0.9885 GPI +0.1%
1972 0.995 GPI +0.7%
1973 1.01 GPI +1.3%
1975 1.03 GPI +2.1%
1977 1.01 GPI -2.3%
1982 1.08 GPI +7.2%
1983 1.08 GPI -0.0%
1984 1.12 GPI +4.3%
1985 1.29 GPI +14.8%
1986 1.26 GPI -2.8%
1987 1.24 GPI -1.0%
2002 1.06 GPI -14.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1 GPI 0.9879 GPI 1.03 GPI 6
1980s 1.18 GPI 1.08 GPI 1.29 GPI 6
2000s 1.06 GPI 1.06 GPI 1.06 GPI 1

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 56 Bangladesh 1.06 GPI compare
  2. 57 Cuba 1.06 GPI compare
  3. 58 United Kingdom 1.06 GPI compare
  4. 60 Australia 1.06 GPI compare
  5. 61 Bhutan 1.06 GPI compare
  6. 62 Malta 1.06 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Nicaragua?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Nicaragua was 1.06 GPI in 2002, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 1.29 GPI in 1985.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9879 GPI in 1970.
How does Nicaragua rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
Nicaragua ranks 59th out of 175 countries with data for 2002.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nicaragua 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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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.