School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.05 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Post-demographic dividend, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 1.05 GPI for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 1.05 GPI in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.8887 GPI, in 1971.
That places Post-demographic dividend 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8887 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.8911 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.9081 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.9172 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.933 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.9461 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.9591 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.9737 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.9779 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.9859 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.992 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.9918 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9932 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.996 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9994 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 1 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 1 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.01 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.01 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.02 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.02 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.02 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.02 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.02 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.02 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.03 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.04 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.03 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.02 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.03 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.03 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.03 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.04 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.04 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.04 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.05 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.05 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.05 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.05 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.05 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.05 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.05 GPI | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9328 GPI | 0.8887 GPI | 0.9779 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9982 GPI | 0.9859 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 5 Kuwait 1.19 GPI compare
- 6 Jamaica 1.17 GPI compare
- 7 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.17 GPI compare
- 8 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.17 GPI compare
- 9 Suriname 1.17 GPI compare
- 10 Argentina 1.15 GPI compare
- 11 Palestine, State of 1.14 GPI compare
More education data for Post-demographic dividend
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.08 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.08 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 565.10 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Post-demographic dividend?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Post-demographic dividend was 1.05 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8887 GPI in 1971.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.