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

Guyana: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity was 1.34 GPI in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
1.34 GPI
Change on year
up 17.5%
World rank
33rd
of 106 countries
All-time high
3.22 GPI
in 2000
All-time low
0.5716 GPI
in 2007
Years of data
9
1999–2012

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Guyana, 1999–2012

1231999200520121999: 2.8 GPI2000: 3.2 GPI2005: 2.8 GPI2007: 0.572 GPI2008: 0.939 GPI2009: 1.1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1.1 GPI2012: 1.3 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Guyana recorded 1.34 GPI for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in 2012.

The figure is up 17.5% on the previous year and down 58.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Guyana peaked at 3.22 GPI in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5716 GPI, in 2007.

That places Guyana 33rd out of 106 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Guyana, 1999 to 2012.
Year GPI Change
1999 2.76 GPI —
2000 3.22 GPI +16.5%
2005 2.83 GPI -12.1%
2007 0.5716 GPI -79.8%
2008 0.9394 GPI +64.3%
2009 1.06 GPI +12.8%
2010 1.02 GPI -3.5%
2011 1.14 GPI +11.7%
2012 1.34 GPI +17.5%

Guyana compared with similar countries

  • Guyana's 1.34 GPI is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2 GPI, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Guyana's 1.34 GPI is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.42 GPI, 95% of the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.76 GPI 2.76 GPI 2.76 GPI 1
2000s 1.72 GPI 0.5716 GPI 3.22 GPI 5
2010s 1.17 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.34 GPI 3

Countries ranked near Guyana

  1. 30 Finland 1.43 GPI
  2. 31 Sweden 1.39 GPI compare
  3. 32 Fiji 1.36 GPI compare
  4. 34 Germany 1.34 GPI
  5. 35 Dominica 1.31 GPI compare
  6. 36 Brazil 1.3 GPI

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 Guyana?
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Guyana was 1.34 GPI in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity recorded in Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 3.22 GPI in 2000.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5716 GPI in 2007.
How does Guyana rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity?
Guyana ranks 33rd out of 106 countries with data for 2012.
Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is down 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Guyana 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.