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

Cyprus: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 0.9692 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9692 GPI
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
161st
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPI
in 1973
All-time low
0.9628 GPI
in 1982
Years of data
47
1971–2018

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Cyprus, 1971–2018

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Cyprus is 0.9692 GPI, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Cyprus peaked at 1.04 GPI in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.9628 GPI, in 1982.

That places Cyprus 161st out of 189 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Cyprus, 1971 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1971 0.9948 GPI
1972 0.9659 GPI -2.9%
1973 1.04 GPI +7.6%
1974 0.9853 GPI -5.2%
1975 0.9899 GPI +0.5%
1976 1.02 GPI +2.8%
1977 1.04 GPI +2.1%
1978 1.03 GPI -1.2%
1979 1.01 GPI -1.2%
1980 0.9822 GPI -3.1%
1981 0.9861 GPI +0.4%
1982 0.9628 GPI -2.4%
1983 0.9677 GPI +0.5%
1984 1 GPI +3.6%
1985 0.9759 GPI -2.7%
1986 0.9747 GPI -0.1%
1987 0.9891 GPI +1.5%
1988 0.9846 GPI -0.5%
1989 1.01 GPI +2.4%
1990 1 GPI -0.8%
1991 0.9953 GPI -0.5%
1992 1.03 GPI +3.1%
1993 0.98 GPI -4.5%
1994 0.9889 GPI +0.9%
1995 0.9723 GPI -1.7%
1996 0.9993 GPI +2.8%
1997 1 GPI +0.3%
1999 1.02 GPI +1.4%
2000 1.01 GPI -1.1%
2001 1 GPI -0.1%
2002 0.9983 GPI -0.6%
2003 1.01 GPI +1.1%
2004 1 GPI -0.5%
2005 0.9744 GPI -3.0%
2006 0.9779 GPI +0.4%
2007 0.9865 GPI +0.9%
2008 0.9865 GPI +0.0%
2009 0.9958 GPI +0.9%
2010 0.9969 GPI +0.1%
2011 0.9869 GPI -1.0%
2012 0.9849 GPI -0.2%
2013 0.9984 GPI +1.4%
2014 1.01 GPI +0.7%
2015 0.9916 GPI -1.3%
2016 0.9706 GPI -2.1%
2017 0.9945 GPI +2.5%
2018 0.9692 GPI -2.5%

Cyprus compared with similar countries

  • Cyprus's 0.9692 GPI is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9937 GPI, 98% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
  • Cyprus's 0.9692 GPI is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9917 GPI, 98% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.01 GPI 0.9659 GPI 1.04 GPI 9
1980s 0.9834 GPI 0.9628 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
1990s 0.9978 GPI 0.9723 GPI 1.03 GPI 9
2000s 0.9942 GPI 0.9744 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
2010s 0.9887 GPI 0.9692 GPI 1.01 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 158 Kenya 0.9736 GPI compare
  2. 159 Macao 0.9719 GPI compare
  3. 160 Malta 0.9714 GPI compare
  4. 162 Vanuatu 0.9691 GPI compare
  5. 163 Hungary 0.9683 GPI compare
  6. 164 Philippines 0.9665 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Cyprus?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Cyprus was 0.9692 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 1973.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9628 GPI in 1982.
How does Cyprus rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
Cyprus ranks 161st out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Cyprus 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
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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.