School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in OECD members
OECD members: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.16 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in OECD members, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in OECD members stood at 1.16 GPI.
The figure is down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in OECD members peaked at 1.17 GPI in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.6647 GPI, in 1971.
That places OECD members 19th 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 (GPI) in OECD members, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6669 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.6647 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.6807 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.7142 GPI | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 0.736 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.752 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.7524 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7902 GPI | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8158 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.8352 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.8542 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.8728 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.8836 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8922 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9024 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9111 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9195 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.9354 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.9535 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.9741 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 1.01 GPI | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 1.02 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 1.04 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 1.04 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.05 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.07 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 1.07 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.08 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.08 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.09 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.08 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.09 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.12 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.13 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.15 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.16 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.17 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.16 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.17 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.17 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.17 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.17 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.17 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.15 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.15 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.15 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.14 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.15 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.16 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.16 GPI | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7408 GPI | 0.6647 GPI | 0.8352 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9099 GPI | 0.8542 GPI | 0.9741 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.05 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.14 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 1.17 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 GPI | 1.14 GPI | 1.17 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 16 British Virgin Islands 1.75 GPI compare
- 17 Jamaica 1.74 GPI compare
- 18 Dominican Republic 1.74 GPI compare
- 19 Belize 1.69 GPI compare
- 20 Venezuela 1.69 GPI compare
- 21 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.67 GPI compare
- 22 Suriname 1.66 GPI compare
More education data for OECD members
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0654 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 116.41 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0833 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in OECD members?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in OECD members was 1.16 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 GPI in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6647 GPI in 1971.
- How does OECD members rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- OECD members ranks 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.