School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 0.9875 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia recorded 0.9875 GPI for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 0.9932 GPI in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.958 GPI, in 1986.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 31st of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9674 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.9683 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.9686 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.9644 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.9715 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.9651 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.9701 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.9666 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.964 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9616 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.964 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9645 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9638 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.963 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9632 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9586 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.958 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9604 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9592 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9588 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9592 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9597 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9643 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.9601 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9603 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9591 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9624 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9687 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9733 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9809 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9821 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9832 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.985 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9845 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9862 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9876 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9891 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9909 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9932 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9919 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9925 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9911 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9915 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9882 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.99 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9906 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9875 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9869 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9879 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9875 GPI | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9667 GPI | 0.9616 GPI | 0.9715 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9613 GPI | 0.958 GPI | 0.9645 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9648 GPI | 0.9591 GPI | 0.9809 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9874 GPI | 0.9821 GPI | 0.9932 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9894 GPI | 0.9869 GPI | 0.9925 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
More reference data data for Europe & Central Asia
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.50 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.80 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 4.72 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 11.30 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 4.71 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 4.73 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 77.4% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.51 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.13 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 518,257 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia was 0.9875 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9932 GPI in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.958 GPI in 1986.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 31st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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
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.