School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Germany
Germany: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 1.03 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Germany, 1992–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Germany is 1.03 GPI, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Germany peaked at 1.03 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7422 GPI, in 1992.
Germany ranks 119th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7994 GPI | 0.7422 GPI | 0.8806 GPI | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9876 GPI | 0.9381 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 116 El Salvador 1.06 GPI compare
- 117 Sao Tome and Principe 1.04 GPI compare
- 118 Switzerland 1.04 GPI compare
- 120 Egypt 1.03 GPI compare
- 121 Mexico 1.02 GPI compare
- 122 Sudan 1.02 GPI compare
More education data for Germany
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 283,851 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.45 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Germany?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Germany was 1.03 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7422 GPI in 1992.
- How does Germany rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Germany ranks 119th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.