School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 1.35 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.35 GPI
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
63rd
of 177 countries
All-time high
1.35 GPI
in 2006
All-time low
0.5097 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
48
1971–2018

School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1971–2018

00.511.5197119942018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 1.35 GPI in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.5097 GPI, in 1971.

That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1971 to 2018.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 60 Denmark 1.35 GPI compare
  2. 61 Armenia 1.35 GPI compare
  3. 62 United States of America 1.35 GPI compare
  4. 64 Republic of Moldova 1.34 GPI compare
  5. 65 Australia 1.34 GPI compare
  6. 66 Montenegro 1.34 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5097 GPI in 1971.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 63rd out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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Indicator
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
222 places, 6,910 data points, 1970–2020
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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.