School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.05 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
1.05 GPI
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
69th
of 175 countries
All-time high
1.05 GPI
in 2017
All-time low
1.01 GPI
in 1981
Years of data
13
1981–2018

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Sri Lanka, 1981–2018

00.250.50.7511981199920181981: 1 GPI1983: 1 GPI1984: 1 GPI1985: 1 GPI1986: 1 GPI1994: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1.1 GPI2018: 1.1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Sri Lanka is 1.05 GPI, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.05 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.01 GPI, in 1981.

Sri Lanka ranks 69th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Sri Lanka, 1981 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1981 1.01 GPI
1983 1.01 GPI +0.2%
1984 1.01 GPI +0.3%
1985 1.01 GPI +0.2%
1986 1.02 GPI +0.6%
1994 1.02 GPI +0.2%
2010 1.03 GPI +1.2%
2011 1.03 GPI -0.6%
2012 1.05 GPI +2.0%
2013 1.05 GPI +0.1%
2016 1.04 GPI -0.7%
2017 1.05 GPI +1.1%
2018 1.05 GPI -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.01 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.02 GPI 5
1990s 1.02 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.02 GPI 1
2010s 1.04 GPI 1.03 GPI 1.05 GPI 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 66 Philippines 1.05 GPI compare
  2. 67 Malaysia 1.05 GPI compare
  3. 68 Spain 1.05 GPI compare
  4. 70 Ireland 1.05 GPI compare
  5. 71 South Africa 1.05 GPI compare
  6. 72 Thailand 1.05 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Sri Lanka?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Sri Lanka was 1.05 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 2017.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 1981.
How does Sri Lanka rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
Sri Lanka ranks 69th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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.