Switzerland vs United States of America: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity

Switzerland
0.9953 GPI
in 2018
United States of America
0.9953 GPI
in 2018
Switzerland rank
87th
United States of America rank
88th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity over time

  • Switzerland
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.9953 GPI against 0.9953 GPI in United States of America, a difference of 0 GPI.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Switzerland ahead.

Switzerland ranks 87th and United States of America ranks 88th of 188 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Switzerland United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 1 GPI 0.9917 GPI 0.0114 GPI Switzerland
2000s 1.01 GPI 0.9979 GPI 0.0107 GPI Switzerland
2010s 1 GPI 0.9938 GPI 0.0064 GPI Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity, Switzerland or United States of America?
Switzerland, at 0.9953 GPI against 0.9953 GPI in United States of America as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity between Switzerland and United States of America?
0 GPI, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United States of America?
24 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do Switzerland and United States of America rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Switzerland ranks 87th and United States of America ranks 88th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

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.