School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Aruba
Aruba: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.94 GPI in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Aruba, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2016, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Aruba stood at 1.94 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.7% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Aruba peaked at 2.25 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.16 GPI, in 1999.
That places Aruba 12th out of 177 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Aruba, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.16 GPI | — |
| 2000 | 1.41 GPI | +22.3% |
| 2001 | 1.41 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.41 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.35 GPI | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 1.42 GPI | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 1.39 GPI | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.42 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.33 GPI | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 1.33 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.38 GPI | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 1.36 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.46 GPI | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 1.49 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 2.13 GPI | +42.8% |
| 2014 | 2.22 GPI | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 2.25 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.94 GPI | -13.7% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 1.94 GPI is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.36 GPI, 1.4× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 1.94 GPI is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.57 GPI, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Aruba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +42.8% | 1.49 GPI | 2.13 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.16 GPI | 1.16 GPI | 1.16 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.39 GPI | 1.33 GPI | 1.42 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.84 GPI | 1.36 GPI | 2.25 GPI | 7 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
More education data for Aruba
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,144 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 553 (2016)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.24 (2014)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 493 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,182 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 6.09 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8,367 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0361 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -7.52 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Aruba?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Aruba was 1.94 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 2.25 GPI in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.16 GPI in 1999.
- How does Aruba rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Aruba ranks 12th out of 177 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Aruba 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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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.