School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Early-demographic dividend

Early-demographic dividend: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 0.994 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.994 GPI
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
25th
of 45 groups
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 2014
All-time low
0.8683 GPI
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Early-demographic dividend, 1970–2019

00.250.50.751197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Early-demographic dividend is 0.994 GPI, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8683 GPI, in 1970.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 25th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.8986 GPI 0.8683 GPI 0.9351 GPI 10
1980s 0.9353 GPI 0.9273 GPI 0.9452 GPI 10
1990s 0.9425 GPI 0.9275 GPI 0.9535 GPI 10
2000s 0.9877 GPI 0.9543 GPI 0.9984 GPI 10
2010s 1 GPI 0.994 GPI 1.01 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend

  1. 22 Niger 1.06 GPI compare
  2. 23 Sri Lanka 1.06 GPI compare
  3. 24 Samoa 1.06 GPI compare
  4. 25 Ecuador 1.05 GPI compare
  5. 26 Suriname 1.05 GPI compare
  6. 27 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.05 GPI compare
  7. 28 Saudi Arabia 1.05 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Early-demographic dividend?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Early-demographic dividend was 0.994 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2014.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8683 GPI in 1970.
How does Early-demographic dividend rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.