School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.58 GPI in 2018. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Puerto Rico, 2007–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 1.58 GPI for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Puerto Rico peaked at 1.6 GPI in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.43 GPI, in 2014.
Puerto Rico ranks 33rd of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.6 GPI | — |
| 2008 | 1.56 GPI | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.56 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.48 GPI | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 1.45 GPI | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.44 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.44 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.43 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.44 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.46 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.58 GPI | +8.3% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 1.58 GPI is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.36 GPI, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 1.58 GPI is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.57 GPI, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.57 GPI | 1.56 GPI | 1.6 GPI | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.46 GPI | 1.43 GPI | 1.58 GPI | 8 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.8 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 86.75 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20,845 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14,445 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,807 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 171,527 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 144,542 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Puerto Rico?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Puerto Rico was 1.58 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 GPI in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.43 GPI in 2014.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Puerto Rico ranks 33rd out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.