School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in OECD members
OECD members: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.04 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in OECD members, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in OECD members stood at 1.04 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in OECD members peaked at 1.04 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8688 GPI, in 1971.
OECD members ranks 11th of 43 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8689 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.8688 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8712 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.888 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.897 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9091 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.918 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.9336 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.9455 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9501 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.958 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.9648 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.9646 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9655 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9671 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9701 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9751 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.9771 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.98 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9822 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9883 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.9903 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9943 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9911 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9914 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9968 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9956 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.01 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.03 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPI | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.905 GPI | 0.8688 GPI | 0.9501 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9705 GPI | 0.958 GPI | 0.9822 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9972 GPI | 0.9883 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More education data for OECD members
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.5063 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in OECD members?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in OECD members was 1.04 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8688 GPI in 1971.
- How does OECD members rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- OECD members ranks 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.