School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Estonia

Estonia: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 1.51 GPI in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
1.51 GPI
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
39th
of 177 countries
All-time high
1.72 GPI
in 2009
All-time low
1.04 GPI
in 1992
Years of data
27
1992–2018

School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Estonia, 1992–2018

00.511.51992200520181992: 1 GPI1993: 1 GPI1994: 1.1 GPI1995: 1.1 GPI1996: 1.1 GPI1997: 1.2 GPI1998: 1.4 GPI1999: 1.4 GPI2000: 1.5 GPI2001: 1.6 GPI2002: 1.7 GPI2003: 1.7 GPI2004: 1.7 GPI2005: 1.7 GPI2006: 1.7 GPI2007: 1.6 GPI2008: 1.7 GPI2009: 1.7 GPI2010: 1.7 GPI2011: 1.6 GPI2012: 1.5 GPI2013: 1.5 GPI2014: 1.5 GPI2015: 1.5 GPI2016: 1.5 GPI2017: 1.5 GPI2018: 1.5 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 1.51 GPI for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in 2018.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Estonia peaked at 1.72 GPI in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.04 GPI, in 1992.

Estonia ranks 39th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.18 GPI 1.04 GPI 1.43 GPI 8
2000s 1.65 GPI 1.48 GPI 1.72 GPI 10
2010s 1.53 GPI 1.49 GPI 1.66 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 36 Cabo Verde 1.53 GPI compare
  2. 37 Poland 1.52 GPI compare
  3. 38 Slovak Republic 1.52 GPI compare
  4. 40 Norway 1.47 GPI compare
  5. 41 Least developed countries 0.7126 GPI compare
  6. 41 Bermuda 1.47 GPI compare
  7. 42 Latvia 1.46 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Estonia?
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Estonia was 1.51 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 1.72 GPI in 2009.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 1992.
How does Estonia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
Estonia ranks 39th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Estonia 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.