School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 1.06 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) is 1.06 GPI, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 1.21 GPI in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.05 GPI, in 2017.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.13 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 1.13 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 1.13 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 1.14 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 1.15 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 1.14 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 1.14 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 1.14 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 1.15 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 1.16 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 1.18 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 1.19 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 1.19 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 1.2 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 1.2 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 1.2 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 1.2 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.19 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.18 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 1.16 GPI | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 1.15 GPI | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 1.12 GPI | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 1.11 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.11 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.12 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.13 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.12 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.11 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.12 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.13 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.15 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.17 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.2 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.19 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.21 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.21 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.21 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.21 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.21 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.2 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.19 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.17 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.14 GPI | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 1.11 GPI | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.09 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.07 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPI | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPI | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.14 GPI | 1.13 GPI | 1.16 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.19 GPI | 1.16 GPI | 1.2 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.12 GPI | 1.11 GPI | 1.15 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2 GPI | 1.15 GPI | 1.21 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.19 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0567 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.105 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 44.41 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 19.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 1.06 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 GPI in 2005.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 2017.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 50 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.