School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Netherlands
Netherlands: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.13 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Netherlands, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 1.13 GPI for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Netherlands peaked at 1.14 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4021 GPI, in 1971.
That places Netherlands 102nd 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 44 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4021 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.4108 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4678 GPI | +13.9% |
| 1976 | 0.5043 GPI | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5295 GPI | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5539 GPI | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5783 GPI | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6422 GPI | +11.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6882 GPI | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7297 GPI | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7524 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7554 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.731 GPI | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.7243 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7487 GPI | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7804 GPI | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8037 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8186 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.8293 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8665 GPI | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8876 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8938 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9319 GPI | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9431 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9693 GPI | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9847 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 1.04 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 1.06 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 1.07 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.08 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.07 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.07 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.08 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.09 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.1 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.11 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.11 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.11 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.09 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.13 GPI | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 1.12 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.14 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.13 GPI | -0.6% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 1.13 GPI is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.36 GPI, 83% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 1.13 GPI is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.23 GPI, 92% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4924 GPI | 0.4021 GPI | 0.5783 GPI | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.7356 GPI | 0.6422 GPI | 0.8037 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9135 GPI | 0.8186 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 1.11 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 1.14 GPI | 7 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.64 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.48 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,472 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,856 (1985)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 247,743 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 240,049 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0937 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Netherlands?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Netherlands was 1.13 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 GPI in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4021 GPI in 1971.
- How does Netherlands rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Netherlands ranks 102nd out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.