School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Estonia

Estonia: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity was 2.75 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
2.75 GPI
Change on year
up 28.2%
World rank
6th
of 106 countries
All-time high
2.75 GPI
in 2018
All-time low
1.63 GPI
in 2011
Years of data
21
1998–2018

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Estonia, 1998–2018

01231998200820181998: 2.5 GPI1999: 2.1 GPI2000: 1.9 GPI2001: 1.8 GPI2002: 1.7 GPI2003: 1.8 GPI2004: 1.7 GPI2005: 1.7 GPI2006: 2 GPI2007: 2.1 GPI2008: 2.2 GPI2009: 2 GPI2010: 1.7 GPI2011: 1.6 GPI2012: 1.7 GPI2013: 1.8 GPI2014: 1.7 GPI2015: 1.7 GPI2016: 1.8 GPI2017: 2.1 GPI2018: 2.8 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Estonia stood at 2.75 GPI. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.2% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Estonia peaked at 2.75 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.63 GPI, in 2011.

That places Estonia 6th out of 106 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Estonia, 1998 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1998 2.48 GPI —
1999 2.14 GPI -13.8%
2000 1.89 GPI -11.6%
2001 1.83 GPI -3.5%
2002 1.73 GPI -5.5%
2003 1.75 GPI +1.6%
2004 1.74 GPI -0.5%
2005 1.71 GPI -2.0%
2006 1.98 GPI +15.8%
2007 2.14 GPI +8.1%
2008 2.21 GPI +3.4%
2009 2.05 GPI -7.5%
2010 1.67 GPI -18.3%
2011 1.63 GPI -2.4%
2012 1.7 GPI +4.3%
2013 1.76 GPI +3.4%
2014 1.67 GPI -5.2%
2015 1.66 GPI -0.5%
2016 1.85 GPI +11.1%
2017 2.15 GPI +16.3%
2018 2.75 GPI +28.2%

Estonia compared with similar countries

  • Estonia's 2.75 GPI is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2 GPI, 2.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Estonia's 2.75 GPI is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2 GPI, 2.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.31 GPI 2.14 GPI 2.48 GPI 2
2000s 1.9 GPI 1.71 GPI 2.21 GPI 10
2010s 1.87 GPI 1.63 GPI 2.75 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 3 Colombia 3.79 GPI compare
  2. 4 India 3.42 GPI compare
  3. 5 Cuba 2.97 GPI compare
  4. 7 Poland 2.59 GPI compare
  5. 8 Norway 2.55 GPI compare
  6. 9 Romania 2.28 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 106 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Estonia?
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Estonia was 2.75 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 2.75 GPI in 2018.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.63 GPI in 2011.
How does Estonia rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity?
Estonia ranks 6th out of 106 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Estonia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,359 data points, 1998–2020
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.