Argentina vs United Kingdom: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index

Argentina
0.9977 GPI
in 2017
United Kingdom
0.9971 GPI
in 2018
Argentina rank
79th
United Kingdom rank
82nd

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index over time

  • Argentina
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 0.9977 GPI against 0.9971 GPI in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0006 GPI.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Argentina ranks 79th and United Kingdom ranks 82nd of 197 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9905 GPI 1 GPI 0.0114 GPI United Kingdom
1980s 0.9949 GPI 1 GPI 0.0084 GPI United Kingdom
1990s 0.9864 GPI 1 GPI 0.0163 GPI United Kingdom
2000s 0.9911 GPI 1 GPI 0.0097 GPI United Kingdom
2010s 0.9925 GPI 0.9978 GPI 0.0053 GPI United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index, Argentina or United Kingdom?
Argentina, at 0.9977 GPI against 0.9971 GPI in United Kingdom as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index between Argentina and United Kingdom?
0.0006 GPI, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and United Kingdom?
39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Argentina and United Kingdom rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
Argentina ranks 79th and United Kingdom ranks 82nd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, 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, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,121 data points, 1970–2020
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.