School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in World
World: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in World, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in World is 1 GPI, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in World peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7779 GPI, in 1972.
World ranks 24th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in World, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7815 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.7796 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.7779 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.7788 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7796 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.803 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8142 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8183 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.8224 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.8224 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8241 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.8248 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8248 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8272 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8264 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8324 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8419 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8492 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.8529 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8573 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8613 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8684 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.8743 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8783 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8849 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8902 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8941 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9013 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9082 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9141 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9153 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9202 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9231 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9409 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.942 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9494 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9543 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9587 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9662 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9727 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9733 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9752 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9825 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9969 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9977 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1 GPI | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7978 GPI | 0.7779 GPI | 0.8224 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8361 GPI | 0.8241 GPI | 0.8573 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8875 GPI | 0.8613 GPI | 0.9141 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9443 GPI | 0.9153 GPI | 0.9727 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9941 GPI | 0.9733 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near World
More education data for World
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 780.85 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.08 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in World?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in World was 1 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7779 GPI in 1972.
- How does World rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- World ranks 24th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.