School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Switzerland
Switzerland: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 1.04 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Switzerland, 1977–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Switzerland is 1.04 GPI, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Switzerland peaked at 1.04 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.363 GPI, in 1977.
Switzerland ranks 118th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.363 GPI | — |
| 1978 | 0.3733 GPI | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.3844 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4055 GPI | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4306 GPI | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.454 GPI | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4817 GPI | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4952 GPI | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.4771 GPI | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4827 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4841 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4761 GPI | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4954 GPI | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5279 GPI | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 0.5406 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.5511 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.5688 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5859 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5969 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.6063 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7012 GPI | +15.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7212 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.7507 GPI | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.755 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7725 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8029 GPI | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8248 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8606 GPI | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.891 GPI | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.917 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9853 GPI | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 1 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9877 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.992 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9982 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPI | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3736 GPI | 0.363 GPI | 0.3844 GPI | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.4682 GPI | 0.4055 GPI | 0.4954 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6 GPI | 0.5279 GPI | 0.7212 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.8563 GPI | 0.7507 GPI | 1 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9877 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 58,349 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.21 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Switzerland?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Switzerland was 1.04 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.363 GPI in 1977.
- How does Switzerland rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Switzerland ranks 118th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.