School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Portugal
Portugal: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Portugal, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Portugal stood at 1 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Portugal peaked at 1.06 GPI in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.889 GPI, in 1980.
Portugal ranks 116th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Portugal, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9223 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.9357 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.9289 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.9382 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9566 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9512 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9519 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.9575 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.9821 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.889 GPI | -9.5% |
| 1986 | 1.02 GPI | +14.3% |
| 1991 | 1.05 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 1.06 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.04 GPI | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.04 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.05 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.05 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.05 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.05 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.06 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.05 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.06 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.06 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.06 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.05 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.04 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.03 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9994 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9942 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9863 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.987 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9926 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1 GPI | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9472 GPI | 0.9223 GPI | 0.9821 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9525 GPI | 0.889 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.05 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.05 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPI | 0.9863 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 113 Indonesia 1.01 GPI compare
- 114 United Arab Emirates 1.01 GPI compare
- 115 Namibia 1.01 GPI compare
- 117 Madagascar 1 GPI compare
- 118 Luxembourg 1 GPI compare
- 119 Gibraltar 1 GPI compare
More education data for Portugal
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 741,752 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2518 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 52,131 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.6574 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 365,952 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3359 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 375,800 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1701 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265,025 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Portugal?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Portugal was 1 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPI in 2004.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.889 GPI in 1980.
- How does Portugal rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Portugal ranks 116th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.