School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in United States
United States: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.35 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in United States, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in United States stood at 1.35 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in United States peaked at 1.4 GPI in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.6901 GPI, in 1971.
United States ranks 62nd of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in United States, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6901 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.7217 GPI | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 0.7771 GPI | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 0.8086 GPI | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 0.8419 GPI | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.8425 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9213 GPI | +9.3% |
| 1978 | 0.9779 GPI | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 1.03 GPI | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 1.07 GPI | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 1.11 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 1.13 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 1.13 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 1.14 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 1.16 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 1.18 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 1.21 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 1.24 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 1.26 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 1.27 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 1.28 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.28 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.28 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.3 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.3 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.31 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.31 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.3 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.29 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.33 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 1.34 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.39 GPI | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.38 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.4 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.37 GPI | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.38 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.38 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.38 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.35 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.36 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.35 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.33 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.33 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.32 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.34 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.35 GPI | +0.6% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 1.35 GPI is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.36 GPI, 99% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8455 GPI | 0.6901 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.16 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 1.26 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.29 GPI | 1.27 GPI | 1.31 GPI | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.36 GPI | 1.29 GPI | 1.4 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 GPI | 1.32 GPI | 1.38 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near United States
More education data for United States
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.21 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.02 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 419,732 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.34 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.14 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25.35 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 23.83 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in United States?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in United States 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 States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 GPI in 2006.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6901 GPI in 1971.
- How does United States rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- United States ranks 62nd out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.