School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in IBRD only
IBRD only: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 1.18 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in IBRD only, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in IBRD only is 1.18 GPI, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in IBRD only peaked at 1.18 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7994 GPI, in 1986.
That places IBRD only 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8582 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.8568 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.8568 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8546 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.8542 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8497 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.8438 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.8528 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.8469 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.8419 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.8361 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.8184 GPI | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8274 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.8191 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8112 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8093 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.7994 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.8013 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8313 GPI | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8426 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8519 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8652 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8776 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8873 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8883 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8942 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8963 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9088 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9223 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.943 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9542 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9617 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9864 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9859 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9941 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.03 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.04 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.05 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.05 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.06 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.09 GPI | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 1.11 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.13 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.13 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.14 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.15 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.16 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.18 GPI | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8516 GPI | 0.8419 GPI | 0.8582 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8196 GPI | 0.7994 GPI | 0.8426 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8935 GPI | 0.8519 GPI | 0.943 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9542 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 1.18 GPI | 10 |
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More education data for IBRD only
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 443.80 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0891 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 425.77 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 21.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in IBRD only?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in IBRD only was 1.18 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7994 GPI in 1986.
- How does IBRD only rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- IBRD only ranks 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.