School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Serbia
Serbia: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.39 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Serbia, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Serbia stood at 1.39 GPI. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Serbia peaked at 1.39 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.21 GPI, in 2001.
That places Serbia 52nd out of 177 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Serbia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.21 GPI | — |
| 2002 | 1.24 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 1.31 GPI | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 1.32 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.3 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.29 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.29 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.3 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.29 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.3 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.32 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.33 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.34 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.31 GPI | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.34 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.32 GPI | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.35 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.38 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.39 GPI | +0.8% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 1.39 GPI is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.32 GPI, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 1.39 GPI is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.23 GPI, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.28 GPI | 1.21 GPI | 1.32 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.34 GPI | 1.3 GPI | 1.39 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More education data for Serbia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 94.1 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.67 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 67,944 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 530 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 89,461 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84,207 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 478,731 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 251,941 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2155 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Serbia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Serbia was 1.39 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 GPI in 2001.
- How does Serbia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Serbia ranks 52nd out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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.