Australia vs United States: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index

Australia
0.9985 GPI
in 2018
United States
0.9986 GPI
in 2018
Australia rank
73rd
United States rank
72nd

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index over time

  • Australia
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 0.9986 GPI against 0.9985 GPI in Australia, a difference of 0.0001 GPI.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1981 it was United States ahead.

Australia ranks 73rd and United States ranks 72nd of 197 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United States Difference Ahead
1980s 0.9907 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.0185 GPI United States
1990s 1 GPI 0.9968 GPI 0.0036 GPI Australia
2000s 1.02 GPI 0.9995 GPI 0.0172 GPI Australia
2010s 0.9982 GPI 0.9953 GPI 0.0029 GPI Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index, Australia or United States?
United States, at 0.9986 GPI against 0.9985 GPI in Australia as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index between Australia and United States?
0.0001 GPI, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
34 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Australia and United States rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
Australia ranks 73rd and United States ranks 72nd 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.