School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Argentina

Argentina: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
1.01 GPI
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
83rd
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.05 GPI
in 1970
All-time low
1.01 GPI
in 1987
Years of data
38
1970–2017

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Argentina, 1970–2017

00.250.50.7511970199320171970: 1.1 GPI1971: 1 GPI1972: 1 GPI1973: 1 GPI1974: 1 GPI1975: 1 GPI1976: 1 GPI1977: 1 GPI1981: 1 GPI1982: 1 GPI1983: 1 GPI1984: 1 GPI1985: 1 GPI1986: 1 GPI1987: 1 GPI1988: 1 GPI1996: 1 GPI1997: 1 GPI1998: 1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Argentina is 1.01 GPI, measured in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Argentina peaked at 1.05 GPI in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1.01 GPI, in 1987.

That places Argentina 83rd out of 189 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Argentina, 1970 to 2017.
Year GPI Change
1970 1.05 GPI —
1971 1.04 GPI -1.2%
1972 1.03 GPI -0.8%
1973 1.03 GPI -0.4%
1974 1.04 GPI +1.2%
1975 1.04 GPI -0.0%
1976 1.04 GPI +0.3%
1977 1.04 GPI -0.8%
1981 1.04 GPI +0.9%
1982 1.04 GPI -0.4%
1983 1.04 GPI -0.0%
1984 1.03 GPI -0.8%
1985 1.04 GPI +1.1%
1986 1.03 GPI -1.0%
1987 1.01 GPI -2.4%
1988 1.04 GPI +3.2%
1996 1.05 GPI +0.6%
1997 1.03 GPI -1.9%
1998 1.02 GPI -0.6%
1999 1.02 GPI +0.1%
2000 1.02 GPI -0.6%
2001 1.02 GPI -0.1%
2002 1.02 GPI -0.0%
2003 1.01 GPI -0.5%
2004 1.01 GPI +0.2%
2005 1.02 GPI +0.5%
2006 1.02 GPI -0.3%
2007 1.02 GPI +0.3%
2008 1.02 GPI +0.2%
2009 1.02 GPI -0.2%
2010 1.02 GPI -0.3%
2011 1.02 GPI +0.1%
2012 1.02 GPI +0.2%
2013 1.02 GPI -0.2%
2014 1.02 GPI +0.0%
2015 1.01 GPI -0.2%
2016 1.01 GPI +0.0%
2017 1.01 GPI -0.1%

Argentina compared with similar countries

  • Argentina's 1.01 GPI is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.02 GPI, 100% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Argentina's 1.01 GPI is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.02 GPI, 100% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.04 GPI 1.03 GPI 1.05 GPI 8
1980s 1.04 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.04 GPI 8
1990s 1.03 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.05 GPI 4
2000s 1.02 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.02 GPI 10
2010s 1.02 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.02 GPI 8

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 80 Saint Lucia 1.02 GPI compare
  2. 81 United States 1.02 GPI compare
  3. 82 Ghana 1.01 GPI compare
  4. 84 Venezuela 1.01 GPI compare
  5. 85 Marshall Islands 1.01 GPI compare
  6. 86 Paraguay 1.01 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Argentina?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Argentina was 1.01 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 1970.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 1987.
How does Argentina rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
Argentina ranks 83rd out of 189 countries with data for 2017.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,031 data points, 1970–2020
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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.