School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in World
World: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 1.14 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in World, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in World is 1.14 GPI, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in World peaked at 1.14 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7582 GPI, in 1971.
World ranks 21st of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in World, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7596 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.7582 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.7654 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.7798 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.7882 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.7954 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.7931 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.816 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.8264 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.8306 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.8352 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.8333 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.8425 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.838 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.8361 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8375 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8336 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.842 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.866 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.88 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.899 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9123 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.9294 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9397 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9413 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9515 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9537 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9631 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9711 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9827 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9815 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9839 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.05 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.05 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.06 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.06 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.08 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.09 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.1 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.1 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.11 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.12 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.13 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.14 GPI | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7913 GPI | 0.7582 GPI | 0.8306 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8444 GPI | 0.8333 GPI | 0.88 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9444 GPI | 0.899 GPI | 0.9827 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPI | 0.9815 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 1.14 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near World
More education data for World
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 780.85 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in World?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in World was 1.14 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7582 GPI in 1971.
- How does World rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- World ranks 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.