School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 1.03 GPI in 2019. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 1.03 GPI for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 1.21 GPI in 1984 and was at its lowest, 1.01 GPI, in 2017.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.15 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 1.15 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 1.15 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 1.16 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 1.16 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 1.15 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 1.14 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 1.14 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 1.15 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 1.16 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 1.18 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 1.19 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 1.2 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 1.21 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 1.21 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 1.21 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 1.21 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.19 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 1.18 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 1.16 GPI | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 1.13 GPI | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 1.11 GPI | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 1.1 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.1 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.11 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.11 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.09 GPI | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 1.08 GPI | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 1.09 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 1.1 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.12 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.14 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.18 GPI | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 1.16 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.18 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.19 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.19 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.18 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.18 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.17 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.15 GPI | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.13 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.09 GPI | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 1.07 GPI | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPI | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPI | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.15 GPI | 1.14 GPI | 1.16 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.19 GPI | 1.16 GPI | 1.21 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 1.13 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.17 GPI | 1.12 GPI | 1.19 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.15 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 30 Albania 1.59 GPI compare
- 31 Sweden 1.58 GPI compare
- 32 Cuba 1.58 GPI compare
- 33 Puerto Rico 1.58 GPI compare
- 34 Panama 1.57 GPI compare
- 35 Brunei Darussalam 1.55 GPI compare
- 36 Cape Verde 1.53 GPI compare
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1746 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0626 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 1.03 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 GPI in 1984.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2017.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.