School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.03 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Upper middle income, 1975–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Upper middle income stood at 1.03 GPI. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Upper middle income peaked at 1.03 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8433 GPI, in 1975.
That places Upper middle income 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.8433 GPI | — |
| 1976 | 0.8597 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.8629 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.8676 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.8669 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.8688 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.8676 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8702 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8793 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8854 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.8893 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.8984 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9077 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9088 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9155 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.9187 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9231 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.9278 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.9273 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9348 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9406 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.9458 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9522 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9605 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9697 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9755 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9795 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9802 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.984 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.99 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9962 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPI | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8601 GPI | 0.8433 GPI | 0.8676 GPI | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.8891 GPI | 0.8676 GPI | 0.9155 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9401 GPI | 0.9187 GPI | 0.9697 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9941 GPI | 0.9755 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 12 Uruguay 1.13 GPI compare
- 13 Bermuda 1.12 GPI compare
- 14 Tunisia 1.12 GPI compare
- 15 Antigua and Barbuda 1.12 GPI compare
- 16 Albania 1.12 GPI compare
- 17 Dominican Republic 1.11 GPI compare
- 18 New Zealand 1.11 GPI compare
More education data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.7% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.53 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Upper middle income?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Upper middle income was 1.03 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8433 GPI in 1975.
- How does Upper middle income rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Upper middle income ranks 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.