School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in European Union
European Union: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 1.23 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in European Union, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
European Union recorded 1.23 GPI for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in European Union peaked at 1.26 GPI in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7125 GPI, in 1970.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in European Union, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7125 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.7143 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.7158 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.7304 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7513 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.7585 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.765 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.7762 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.7863 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.7881 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.792 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.807 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.8267 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8648 GPI | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.8829 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8927 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9126 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9292 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.9466 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.9661 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9888 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9987 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 1.03 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 1.05 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 1.06 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 1.1 GPI | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 1.12 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 1.15 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 1.16 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 1.17 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.18 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.19 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.21 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.21 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.23 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.24 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.25 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.25 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.26 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.26 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.26 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.26 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.25 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.24 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.23 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.22 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.22 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.23 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.23 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.23 GPI | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7498 GPI | 0.7125 GPI | 0.7881 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8821 GPI | 0.792 GPI | 0.9661 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 GPI | 0.9888 GPI | 1.17 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.23 GPI | 1.18 GPI | 1.26 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.24 GPI | 1.22 GPI | 1.26 GPI | 10 |
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More education data for European Union
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.89 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1.89 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4914 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in European Union?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in European Union was 1.23 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 GPI in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7125 GPI in 1970.
- How does European Union rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- European Union ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union 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.