School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in North America
North America: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.08 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in North America, 1980–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in North America stood at 1.08 GPI.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in North America peaked at 1.1 GPI in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.03 GPI, in 1983.
North America ranks 3rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in North America, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.04 GPI | — |
| 1981 | 1.04 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.04 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.03 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 1.03 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 1.04 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.04 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 1.04 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 1.05 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 1.05 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.05 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.06 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.06 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.05 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.05 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.06 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.06 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.08 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 1.09 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 1.09 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.06 GPI | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 1.07 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.07 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.08 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.09 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.09 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.09 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.09 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.09 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.1 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.09 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.09 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.08 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.09 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.09 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.09 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.08 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.08 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.08 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.08 GPI | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.04 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 1.1 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near North America
More education data for North America
- Population ages 0-14 16.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.04 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.4% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in North America?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in North America was 1.08 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPI in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 1983.
- How does North America rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- North America ranks 3rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.