School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Czechia
Czechia: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.4 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Czechia, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Czechia stood at 1.4 GPI.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Czechia peaked at 1.43 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5768 GPI, in 1972.
That places Czechia 50th out of 177 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Czechia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5828 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.5768 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5958 GPI | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.6167 GPI | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.641 GPI | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6549 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6779 GPI | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.6775 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6774 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6888 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.7077 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.7216 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7451 GPI | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7531 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7438 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.755 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7512 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7644 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.7999 GPI | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.787 GPI | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.8095 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.8257 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8264 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9657 GPI | +16.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9612 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9183 GPI | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9795 GPI | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9697 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.03 GPI | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 1.04 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.05 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.1 GPI | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 1.09 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.12 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 1.18 GPI | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 1.23 GPI | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 1.28 GPI | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 1.33 GPI | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 1.38 GPI | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 1.4 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.42 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.42 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.43 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.41 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.42 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.42 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.42 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.4 GPI | -1.7% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 1.4 GPI is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.36 GPI, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 1.4 GPI is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.23 GPI, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6334 GPI | 0.5768 GPI | 0.6779 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.7431 GPI | 0.6888 GPI | 0.7999 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9078 GPI | 0.787 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 1.38 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 GPI | 1.4 GPI | 1.43 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More education data for Czechia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.2 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.19 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 69,387 (2013)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3,449 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 195,372 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 180,564 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 918,975 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 579,161 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.37 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Czechia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Czechia was 1.4 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 GPI in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5768 GPI in 1972.
- How does Czechia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Czechia ranks 50th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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.