School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.06 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in United Kingdom, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in United Kingdom is 1.06 GPI, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in United Kingdom peaked at 1.07 GPI in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.96 GPI, in 1972.
That places United Kingdom 58th out of 175 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9617 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.96 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.962 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.9673 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.9677 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9689 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9699 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.9706 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.973 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.9771 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.9796 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.981 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9981 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.9966 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9994 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 1 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 1 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 1 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.01 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.01 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.02 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.03 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.04 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.04 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.04 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.06 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.06 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.06 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.07 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.07 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.06 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.05 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.05 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPI | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9668 GPI | 0.96 GPI | 0.973 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9947 GPI | 0.9771 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.06 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 8 |
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More education data for United Kingdom
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.37 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0164 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0346 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.49 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0369 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0364 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.40 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 281,128 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.4388 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in United Kingdom?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in United Kingdom was 1.06 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPI in 2006.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.96 GPI in 1972.
- How does United Kingdom rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- United Kingdom ranks 58th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.