School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Eritrea

Eritrea: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 0.709 GPI in 2016. β—† Volatile

Latest (2016)
0.709 GPI
Change on year
up 8.9%
World rank
149th
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.709 GPI
in 2016
All-time low
0.1294 GPI
in 1996
Years of data
13
1995–2016

School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Eritrea, 1995–2016

0.20.40.60.81995200520161995: 0.155 GPI1996: 0.129 GPI1998: 0.15 GPI1999: 0.154 GPI2000: 0.165 GPI2001: 0.153 GPI2002: 0.154 GPI2004: 0.152 GPI2009: 0.327 GPI2010: 0.38 GPI2014: 0.495 GPI2015: 0.651 GPI2016: 0.709 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2016, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Eritrea stood at 0.709 GPI. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and up 368.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Eritrea peaked at 0.709 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1294 GPI, in 1996.

That places Eritrea 149th out of 177 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1474 GPI 0.1294 GPI 0.1554 GPI 4
2000s 0.1902 GPI 0.1515 GPI 0.3272 GPI 5
2010s 0.5588 GPI 0.3799 GPI 0.709 GPI 4

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 146 Kenya 0.7371 GPI compare
  2. 147 Uganda 0.7297 GPI compare
  3. 148 Bangladesh 0.7165 GPI compare
  4. 150 Nigeria 0.6919 GPI compare
  5. 151 Tanzania 0.658 GPI compare
  6. 152 Congo 0.6573 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 Eritrea?
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Eritrea was 0.709 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 0.709 GPI in 2016.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1294 GPI in 1996.
How does Eritrea rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
Eritrea ranks 149th out of 177 countries with data for 2016.
Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 368.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Eritrea 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
Last refreshed

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.