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

Switzerland: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind was 1.55 GPI in 2018. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2018)
1.55 GPI
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
23rd
of 106 countries
All-time high
2.75 GPI
in 1998
All-time low
1.12 GPI
in 2009
Years of data
21
1998–2018

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

01231998200820181998: 2.7 GPI1999: 2.6 GPI2000: 2.6 GPI2001: 2.6 GPI2002: 2.3 GPI2003: 2.2 GPI2004: 2.4 GPI2005: 2.3 GPI2006: 2.1 GPI2007: 2 GPI2008: 1.2 GPI2009: 1.1 GPI2010: 1.1 GPI2011: 1.2 GPI2012: 1.2 GPI2013: 1.5 GPI2014: 1.6 GPI2015: 1.7 GPI2016: 1.6 GPI2017: 1.6 GPI2018: 1.5 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind in Switzerland stood at 1.55 GPI.

The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind in Switzerland peaked at 2.75 GPI in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.12 GPI, in 2009.

That places Switzerland 23rd out of 106 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.69 GPI 2.63 GPI 2.75 GPI 2
2000s 2.08 GPI 1.12 GPI 2.62 GPI 10
2010s 1.46 GPI 1.14 GPI 1.65 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 20 Trinidad and Tobago 1.63 GPI compare
  2. 21 Antigua and Barbuda 1.63 GPI compare
  3. 22 Palestine 1.58 GPI compare
  4. 24 United States 1.52 GPI compare
  5. 25 Cayman Islands 1.51 GPI compare
  6. 26 Spain 1.5 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 106 places β†’

More reference data data for Switzerland

All data for Switzerland β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind in Switzerland?
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind in Switzerland was 1.55 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 2.75 GPI in 1998.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 1.12 GPI in 2009.
How does Switzerland rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind?
Switzerland ranks 23rd out of 106 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Switzerland 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
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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.