School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Portugal
Portugal: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.13 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Portugal, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Portugal stood at 1.13 GPI.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Portugal peaked at 1.57 GPI in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.7409 GPI, in 1971.
That places Portugal 101st 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7409 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.8045 GPI | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 0.8743 GPI | +8.7% |
| 1974 | 0.9256 GPI | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 0.7637 GPI | -17.5% |
| 1976 | 0.8141 GPI | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 0.7635 GPI | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 0.7463 GPI | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9046 GPI | +21.2% |
| 1980 | 0.9193 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.9471 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9983 GPI | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 1.02 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 1.22 GPI | +20.3% |
| 1985 | 1.14 GPI | -7.2% |
| 1986 | 1.17 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 1.08 GPI | -8.1% |
| 1991 | 1.29 GPI | +19.4% |
| 1992 | 1.57 GPI | +21.6% |
| 1993 | 1.31 GPI | -16.6% |
| 1994 | 1.35 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 1.34 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.33 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.31 GPI | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 1.3 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.34 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.37 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.36 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.35 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.33 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.31 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.29 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.23 GPI | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 1.2 GPI | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.19 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.18 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.18 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.17 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.15 GPI | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.15 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.13 GPI | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.11 GPI | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.12 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.13 GPI | +1.2% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 1.13 GPI is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.36 GPI, 83% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Portugal'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 | 0.8153 GPI | 0.7409 GPI | 0.9256 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.06 GPI | 0.9193 GPI | 1.22 GPI | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.35 GPI | 1.29 GPI | 1.57 GPI | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.3 GPI | 1.19 GPI | 1.37 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 GPI | 1.11 GPI | 1.18 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.73 (2019)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.49 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,664 (2018)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 11,380 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 136,282 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 128,743 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 741,752 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 598,661 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Portugal?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Portugal 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 GPI in 1992.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7409 GPI in 1971.
- How does Portugal rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Portugal ranks 101st out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.