School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Argentina

Argentina: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 1.66 GPI in 2017. β–² Rising

Latest (2017)
1.66 GPI
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
25th
of 177 countries
All-time high
1.66 GPI
in 2017
All-time low
0.7609 GPI
in 1970
Years of data
37
1970–2017

School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Argentina, 1970–2017

00.511.51970199320171970: 0.761 GPI1971: 0.83 GPI1972: 0.864 GPI1973: 0.841 GPI1974: 0.827 GPI1975: 0.904 GPI1976: 0.907 GPI1977: 0.902 GPI1978: 0.988 GPI1979: 0.971 GPI1980: 1 GPI1981: 1.1 GPI1982: 1.1 GPI1983: 1.1 GPI1984: 1.1 GPI1985: 1.1 GPI1986: 1.1 GPI1987: 1.1 GPI1999: 1.6 GPI2000: 1.5 GPI2001: 1.4 GPI2002: 1.4 GPI2003: 1.5 GPI2004: 1.4 GPI2005: 1.4 GPI2006: 1.5 GPI2007: 1.5 GPI2008: 1.5 GPI2009: 1.5 GPI2010: 1.5 GPI2011: 1.5 GPI2012: 1.5 GPI2013: 1.6 GPI2014: 1.6 GPI2015: 1.6 GPI2016: 1.6 GPI2017: 1.7 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2017, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Argentina stood at 1.66 GPI. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Argentina peaked at 1.66 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7609 GPI, in 1970.

That places Argentina 25th out of 177 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.8796 GPI 0.7609 GPI 0.9877 GPI 10
1980s 1.11 GPI 1 GPI 1.15 GPI 8
1990s 1.6 GPI 1.6 GPI 1.6 GPI 1
2000s 1.45 GPI 1.37 GPI 1.52 GPI 10
2010s 1.58 GPI 1.46 GPI 1.66 GPI 8

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 22 Suriname 1.66 GPI compare
  2. 23 Tonga 1.66 GPI compare
  3. 24 Algeria 1.66 GPI compare
  4. 26 Uruguay 1.65 GPI compare
  5. 27 Lesotho 1.62 GPI compare
  6. 28 Sri Lanka 1.6 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 222 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Argentina?
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Argentina was 1.66 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 1.66 GPI in 2017.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7609 GPI in 1970.
How does Argentina rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
Argentina ranks 25th out of 177 countries with data for 2017.
Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
222 places, 6,910 data points, 1970–2020
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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.