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

Bahamas: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 1.08 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.08 GPI
Change on year
down 12.1%
World rank
13th
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.22 GPI
in 2017
All-time low
0.9737 GPI
in 2002
Years of data
13
1993–2018

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Bahamas, 1993–2018

00.250.50.7511.21993200520181993: 1 GPI1997: 1 GPI1999: 1.1 GPI2000: 1.1 GPI2002: 0.974 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1.1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1.2 GPI2018: 1.1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Bahamas is 1.08 GPI, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.1% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Bahamas peaked at 1.22 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9737 GPI, in 2002.

That places Bahamas 13th out of 189 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.04 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.08 GPI 3
2000s 1.02 GPI 0.9737 GPI 1.07 GPI 2
2010s 1.07 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.22 GPI 8

Countries ranked near Bahamas

  1. 10 Gibraltar 1.1 GPI compare
  2. 11 Sao Tome and Principe 1.09 GPI compare
  3. 12 Gambia 1.08 GPI compare
  4. 14 Fiji 1.08 GPI compare
  5. 15 Bahrain 1.07 GPI compare
  6. 16 American Samoa 1.07 GPI

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Bahamas?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Bahamas was 1.08 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Bahamas?
The highest recorded value was 1.22 GPI in 2017.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Bahamas?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9737 GPI in 2002.
How does Bahamas rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
Bahamas ranks 13th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Bahamas?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bahamas 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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About this data

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
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.