School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Switzerland
Switzerland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 0.9878 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Switzerland, 1978–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Switzerland is 0.9878 GPI, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Switzerland peaked at 0.9949 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8771 GPI, in 1978.
Switzerland ranks 129th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.8771 GPI | — |
| 1979 | 0.8847 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.8902 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.8946 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.9 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.9066 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.909 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9055 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.9069 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9094 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.91 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.916 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.9192 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9216 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9227 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9096 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9143 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9153 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9194 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9364 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9413 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9512 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9559 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9601 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9617 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9623 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9656 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9688 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9729 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9774 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9823 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9855 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9885 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9899 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9949 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9941 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9902 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9888 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9878 GPI | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8809 GPI | 0.8771 GPI | 0.8847 GPI | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.9048 GPI | 0.8902 GPI | 0.916 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9222 GPI | 0.9096 GPI | 0.9413 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9658 GPI | 0.9512 GPI | 0.9823 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.99 GPI | 0.9855 GPI | 0.9949 GPI | 8 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 58,349 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Switzerland?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Switzerland was 0.9878 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9949 GPI in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8771 GPI in 1978.
- How does Switzerland rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Switzerland ranks 129th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.