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

Ecuador: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 1.05 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
1.05 GPI
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
25th
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.1 GPI
in 1985
All-time low
1.01 GPI
in 2004
Years of data
43
1971–2018

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

00.250.50.7511971199420181971: 1.1 GPI1973: 1 GPI1974: 1.1 GPI1975: 1.1 GPI1976: 1.1 GPI1977: 1.1 GPI1978: 1 GPI1979: 1.1 GPI1980: 1.1 GPI1981: 1.1 GPI1982: 1.1 GPI1983: 1 GPI1984: 1 GPI1985: 1.1 GPI1986: 1.1 GPI1987: 1 GPI1988: 1 GPI1993: 1.1 GPI1994: 1 GPI1995: 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: 1.1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1.1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 1.05 GPI for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in 2018.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Ecuador peaked at 1.1 GPI in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1.01 GPI, in 2004.

That places Ecuador 25th out of 189 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.06 GPI 1.04 GPI 1.07 GPI 8
1980s 1.06 GPI 1.03 GPI 1.1 GPI 9
1990s 1.04 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.07 GPI 7
2000s 1.03 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.09 GPI 10
2010s 1.04 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.05 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 22 Niger 1.06 GPI compare
  2. 23 Sri Lanka 1.06 GPI compare
  3. 24 Samoa 1.06 GPI compare
  4. 26 Suriname 1.05 GPI compare
  5. 27 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.05 GPI compare
  6. 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 Ecuador?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Ecuador was 1.05 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPI in 1985.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2004.
How does Ecuador rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
Ecuador ranks 25th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ecuador 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.