School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Israel
Israel: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.37 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Israel, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Israel stood at 1.37 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Israel peaked at 1.43 GPI in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8475 GPI, in 1971.
That places Israel 55th out of 177 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Israel, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8475 GPI | — |
| 1973 | 0.8638 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.8766 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.8921 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.9138 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.9212 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.9452 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 1.1 GPI | +16.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8942 GPI | -18.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9062 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9344 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9357 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9071 GPI | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9362 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9458 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9755 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 1.01 GPI | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 1.09 GPI | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 1.35 GPI | +23.3% |
| 1999 | 1.35 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.43 GPI | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 1.4 GPI | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 1.32 GPI | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 1.28 GPI | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.29 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.3 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.24 GPI | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 1.28 GPI | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.27 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.27 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.27 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.29 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.28 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.3 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.3 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.34 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.35 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.36 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.37 GPI | +0.9% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 1.37 GPI is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.36 GPI, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Israel's 1.37 GPI is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.15 GPI, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8858 GPI | 0.8475 GPI | 0.9212 GPI | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.9446 GPI | 0.8942 GPI | 1.1 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.16 GPI | 0.9755 GPI | 1.35 GPI | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.31 GPI | 1.24 GPI | 1.43 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 GPI | 1.27 GPI | 1.37 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More education data for Israel
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.41 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.34 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 71,062 (2009)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,660 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 291,410 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 277,964 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 948,390 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.05 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9923 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Israel?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Israel was 1.37 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 GPI in 2000.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8475 GPI in 1971.
- How does Israel rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Israel ranks 55th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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.