School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Latvia

Latvia: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 1.46 GPI in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
1.46 GPI
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
42nd
of 177 countries
All-time high
1.86 GPI
in 2008
All-time low
1.19 GPI
in 1992
Years of data
34
1981–2018

School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Latvia, 1981–2018

00.511.521981199920181981: 1.4 GPI1982: 1.4 GPI1983: 1.4 GPI1984: 1.4 GPI1985: 1.5 GPI1986: 1.6 GPI1987: 1.8 GPI1988: 1.7 GPI1989: 1.7 GPI1990: 1.4 GPI1991: 1.3 GPI1992: 1.2 GPI1997: 1.5 GPI1998: 1.5 GPI1999: 1.6 GPI2000: 1.7 GPI2001: 1.6 GPI2002: 1.6 GPI2003: 1.6 GPI2004: 1.6 GPI2005: 1.7 GPI2006: 1.7 GPI2007: 1.8 GPI2008: 1.9 GPI2009: 1.8 GPI2010: 1.7 GPI2011: 1.6 GPI2012: 1.5 GPI2013: 1.5 GPI2014: 1.4 GPI2015: 1.6 GPI2016: 1.5 GPI2017: 1.5 GPI2018: 1.5 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Latvia is 1.46 GPI, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Latvia peaked at 1.86 GPI in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.19 GPI, in 1992.

That places Latvia 42nd out of 177 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.55 GPI 1.37 GPI 1.84 GPI 9
1990s 1.41 GPI 1.19 GPI 1.58 GPI 6
2000s 1.7 GPI 1.56 GPI 1.86 GPI 10
2010s 1.53 GPI 1.42 GPI 1.72 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 39 Estonia 1.51 GPI compare
  2. 40 Norway 1.47 GPI compare
  3. 41 Least developed countries 0.7126 GPI compare
  4. 41 Bermuda 1.47 GPI compare
  5. 43 South Africa 1.45 GPI compare
  6. 44 Slovenia 1.45 GPI compare
  7. 45 Botswana 1.43 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 222 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Latvia?
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Latvia was 1.46 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 1.86 GPI in 2008.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.19 GPI in 1992.
How does Latvia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
Latvia ranks 42nd out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latvia 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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Indicator
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
222 places, 6,910 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.