School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.35 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in United Kingdom, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in United Kingdom stood at 1.35 GPI.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in United Kingdom peaked at 1.35 GPI in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.5097 GPI, in 1971.
That places United Kingdom 63rd 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 (GPI) in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5097 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.5232 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.546 GPI | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5713 GPI | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 0.583 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5861 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5825 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5773 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5795 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5975 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6003 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6168 GPI | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.8156 GPI | +32.2% |
| 1984 | 0.8246 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8358 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.8595 GPI | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.8822 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8922 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9011 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9334 GPI | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.9587 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9792 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 1.01 GPI | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 1.03 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.06 GPI | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 1.04 GPI | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 1.09 GPI | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 1.12 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 1.14 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.18 GPI | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 1.22 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.23 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.26 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.33 GPI | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 1.34 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.35 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.35 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.35 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.33 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.31 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.3 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.3 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.3 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.29 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.31 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.32 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.34 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.35 GPI | +0.7% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 1.35 GPI is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.36 GPI, 99% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 1.35 GPI is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.23 GPI, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in United Kingdom changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +32.2% | 0.6168 GPI | 0.8156 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5621 GPI | 0.5097 GPI | 0.5861 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.7826 GPI | 0.5975 GPI | 0.9011 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.04 GPI | 0.9334 GPI | 1.14 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.29 GPI | 1.18 GPI | 1.35 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 GPI | 1.29 GPI | 1.35 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More education data for United Kingdom
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.73 (2018)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.93 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 388,714 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2012)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 830,495 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 790,556 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.40 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.86 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0111 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in United Kingdom?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in United Kingdom was 1.35 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 GPI in 2006.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5097 GPI in 1971.
- How does United Kingdom rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- United Kingdom ranks 63rd out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.