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

Latest (2019)
1.06 GPI
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
30th
of 45 groups
All-time high
1.21 GPI
in 2005
All-time low
1.05 GPI
in 2017
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2019

00.250.50.7511.2197019942019

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

Annual values for School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 27 Lesotho 1.62 GPI compare
  2. 28 Sri Lanka 1.6 GPI compare
  3. 29 Palestine, State of 1.6 GPI compare
  4. 30 Albania 1.59 GPI compare
  5. 31 Sweden 1.58 GPI compare
  6. 32 Cuba 1.58 GPI compare
  7. 33 Puerto Rico 1.58 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 222 places →

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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.

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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.