School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Spain
Spain: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 1.2 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Spain, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Spain stood at 1.2 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Spain peaked at 1.27 GPI in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.3735 GPI, in 1971.
That places Spain 86th 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 48 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Spain, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.3735 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.4012 GPI | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4553 GPI | +13.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4919 GPI | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5297 GPI | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.5829 GPI | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6383 GPI | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 0.6826 GPI | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 0.6995 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7432 GPI | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 0.8011 GPI | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 0.8519 GPI | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 0.9058 GPI | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9587 GPI | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.963 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 1.01 GPI | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 1.02 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 1.05 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 1.04 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 1.08 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 1.09 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 1.1 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.12 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 1.09 GPI | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 1.16 GPI | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 1.17 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.17 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.19 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.18 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.18 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.17 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.21 GPI | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 1.22 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.25 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 1.25 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.26 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.27 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.27 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.27 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.26 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.25 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.23 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.22 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.2 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.19 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.19 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.19 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.2 GPI | +1.1% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 1.2 GPI is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.36 GPI, 89% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Spain's 1.2 GPI is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.23 GPI, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5394 GPI | 0.3735 GPI | 0.6995 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9351 GPI | 0.7432 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.13 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 1.19 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.24 GPI | 1.17 GPI | 1.27 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 GPI | 1.19 GPI | 1.26 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,203 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 37,817 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 570,954 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 538,977 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.058 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Spain?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Spain was 1.2 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 GPI in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3735 GPI in 1971.
- How does Spain rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Spain ranks 86th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.