School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in High income
High income: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 1.25 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in High income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in High income is 1.25 GPI, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in High income peaked at 1.25 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6961 GPI, in 1971.
High income ranks 9th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in High income, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6973 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.6961 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.7119 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.7464 GPI | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.7705 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.7912 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.7932 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.8329 GPI | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 0.858 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8768 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.893 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.911 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9211 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9279 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.9388 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9507 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9605 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9777 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.999 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 1.02 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 1.06 GPI | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 1.07 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 1.09 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 1.09 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.09 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.11 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 1.12 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.13 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.14 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.14 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.14 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.14 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.17 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.19 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.22 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.22 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.23 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.23 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.24 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.24 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.24 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.23 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.23 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.22 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.22 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.22 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.23 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.24 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.25 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.25 GPI | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7774 GPI | 0.6961 GPI | 0.8768 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9499 GPI | 0.893 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 1.14 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2 GPI | 1.14 GPI | 1.24 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 GPI | 1.22 GPI | 1.25 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near High income
More education data for High income
- Population ages 0-14 15.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.16 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in High income?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in High income was 1.25 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6961 GPI in 1971.
- How does High income rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- High income ranks 9th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.