School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI) in High income

High income: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
1 GPI
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
18th
of 45 groups
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 1984
All-time low
0.9784 GPI
in 1988
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in High income, 1970–2019

00.250.50.751197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2019, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in High income stood at 1 GPI.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in High income peaked at 1.01 GPI in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.9784 GPI, in 1988.

That places High income 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI) in High income, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI) in High income, 1970 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1970 0.9933 GPI —
1971 0.9938 GPI +0.0%
1972 0.9942 GPI +0.0%
1973 0.9879 GPI -0.6%
1974 0.9972 GPI +0.9%
1975 0.9907 GPI -0.6%
1976 0.9971 GPI +0.6%
1977 0.9952 GPI -0.2%
1978 0.9952 GPI +0.0%
1979 0.9956 GPI +0.0%
1980 0.995 GPI -0.1%
1981 0.9953 GPI +0.0%
1982 0.9926 GPI -0.3%
1983 1.01 GPI +1.6%
1984 1.01 GPI +0.1%
1985 1.01 GPI -0.3%
1986 1.01 GPI +0.0%
1987 0.9936 GPI -1.3%
1988 0.9784 GPI -1.5%
1989 0.9989 GPI +2.1%
1990 0.9946 GPI -0.4%
1991 0.9945 GPI -0.0%
1992 1 GPI +0.7%
1993 0.9953 GPI -0.6%
1994 0.9914 GPI -0.4%
1995 0.986 GPI -0.5%
1996 0.993 GPI +0.7%
1997 0.9943 GPI +0.1%
1998 0.9936 GPI -0.1%
1999 0.9941 GPI +0.1%
2000 0.9936 GPI -0.0%
2001 0.9929 GPI -0.1%
2002 0.991 GPI -0.2%
2003 0.9896 GPI -0.1%
2004 0.9884 GPI -0.1%
2005 0.9883 GPI -0.0%
2006 0.9919 GPI +0.4%
2007 0.9957 GPI +0.4%
2008 0.9987 GPI +0.3%
2009 1 GPI +0.4%
2010 1 GPI +0.2%
2011 0.9998 GPI -0.5%
2012 0.9907 GPI -0.9%
2013 0.9973 GPI +0.7%
2014 0.9997 GPI +0.2%
2015 0.9889 GPI -1.1%
2016 0.9943 GPI +0.5%
2017 0.9972 GPI +0.3%
2018 1 GPI +0.3%
2019 1 GPI -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.994 GPI 0.9879 GPI 0.9972 GPI 10
1980s 0.9986 GPI 0.9784 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
1990s 0.9938 GPI 0.986 GPI 1 GPI 10
2000s 0.9933 GPI 0.9883 GPI 1 GPI 10
2010s 0.9973 GPI 0.9889 GPI 1 GPI 10

Countries ranked near High income

  1. 15 Bahrain 1.07 GPI compare
  2. 16 American Samoa 1.07 GPI compare
  3. 17 Tonga 1.07 GPI compare
  4. 18 Dominica 1.06 GPI compare
  5. 19 Maldives 1.06 GPI compare
  6. 20 Guinea-Bissau 1.06 GPI compare
  7. 21 Kuwait 1.06 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in High income?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in High income was 1 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in High income?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 1984.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in High income?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9784 GPI in 1988.
How does High income rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
High income ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in High income?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this High income 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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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.