School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Chile
Chile: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.16 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Chile, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Chile is 1.16 GPI, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Chile peaked at 1.16 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6258 GPI, in 1971.
Chile ranks 94th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Chile, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6324 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.6258 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6372 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.8213 GPI | +28.9% |
| 1976 | 0.7403 GPI | -9.9% |
| 1977 | 0.7245 GPI | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.7261 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.6567 GPI | -9.6% |
| 1980 | 0.762 GPI | +16.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7364 GPI | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7496 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7693 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.788 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.8049 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8473 GPI | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8589 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8578 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8512 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8725 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8749 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9132 GPI | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9163 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9309 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9438 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9502 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9569 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9966 GPI | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9958 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.05 GPI | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 1.06 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.09 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 1.11 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.1 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.11 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.11 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.12 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.14 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.16 GPI | +1.5% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 1.16 GPI is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.36 GPI, 86% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Chile's 1.16 GPI is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.57 GPI, 74% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Chile 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +28.9% | 0.6372 GPI | 0.8213 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6956 GPI | 0.6258 GPI | 0.8213 GPI | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.7684 GPI | 0.7364 GPI | 0.8049 GPI | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.868 GPI | 0.8473 GPI | 0.9132 GPI | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9728 GPI | 0.9163 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.11 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 1.16 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 91 Russia 1.18 GPI compare
- 92 Azerbaijan 1.17 GPI compare
- 93 Jordan 1.16 GPI compare
- 95 Luxembourg 1.15 GPI compare
- 96 Ukraine 1.15 GPI compare
- 97 Saudi Arabia 1.15 GPI compare
More education data for Chile
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.02 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.88 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 96,048 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,633 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 280,113 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 264,101 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.63 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.49 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Chile?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Chile was 1.16 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6258 GPI in 1971.
- How does Chile rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Chile ranks 94th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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.