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

Poland: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity was 2.59 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
2.59 GPI
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
7th
of 106 countries
All-time high
3.02 GPI
in 2012
All-time low
1.47 GPI
in 2003
Years of data
21
1998–2018

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

01231998200820181998: 2 GPI1999: 1.8 GPI2000: 1.8 GPI2001: 1.8 GPI2002: 1.6 GPI2003: 1.5 GPI2004: 1.8 GPI2005: 1.7 GPI2006: 1.5 GPI2007: 1.6 GPI2008: 1.9 GPI2009: 2.1 GPI2010: 2.5 GPI2011: 2.6 GPI2012: 3 GPI2013: 2.1 GPI2014: 2.4 GPI2015: 2.5 GPI2016: 2.6 GPI2017: 2.6 GPI2018: 2.6 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Poland recorded 2.59 GPI for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in 2018.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Poland peaked at 3.02 GPI in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.47 GPI, in 2003.

That places Poland 7th out of 106 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

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

Annual values for School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Poland, 1998 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1998 2.02 GPI —
1999 1.81 GPI -10.7%
2000 1.81 GPI -0.0%
2001 1.81 GPI +0.1%
2002 1.59 GPI -12.0%
2003 1.47 GPI -7.6%
2004 1.81 GPI +23.3%
2005 1.68 GPI -7.3%
2006 1.54 GPI -8.0%
2007 1.59 GPI +3.2%
2008 1.88 GPI +18.0%
2009 2.05 GPI +9.2%
2010 2.48 GPI +20.8%
2011 2.63 GPI +6.1%
2012 3.02 GPI +14.5%
2013 2.15 GPI -28.8%
2014 2.4 GPI +11.7%
2015 2.53 GPI +5.6%
2016 2.56 GPI +1.1%
2017 2.56 GPI -0.0%
2018 2.59 GPI +1.1%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 2.59 GPI is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2 GPI, 2.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 2.59 GPI is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2 GPI, 2.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.91 GPI 1.81 GPI 2.02 GPI 2
2000s 1.72 GPI 1.47 GPI 2.05 GPI 10
2010s 2.55 GPI 2.15 GPI 3.02 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 4 India 3.42 GPI compare
  2. 5 Cuba 2.97 GPI compare
  3. 6 Estonia 2.75 GPI compare
  4. 8 Norway 2.55 GPI compare
  5. 9 Romania 2.28 GPI compare
  6. 10 Georgia 2.16 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 Poland?
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Poland was 2.59 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 3.02 GPI in 2012.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 1.47 GPI in 2003.
How does Poland rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity?
Poland ranks 7th out of 106 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland 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.