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

Hungary: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 0.9683 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9683 GPI
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
163rd
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 1975
All-time low
0.9546 GPI
in 1989
Years of data
47
1971–2018

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Hungary stood at 0.9683 GPI.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Hungary peaked at 1.01 GPI in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.9546 GPI, in 1989.

Hungary ranks 163rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Hungary, 1971 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1971 0.9804 GPI
1972 0.9857 GPI +0.5%
1973 0.9982 GPI +1.3%
1974 0.9864 GPI -1.2%
1975 1.01 GPI +2.2%
1976 0.9931 GPI -1.5%
1977 0.98 GPI -1.3%
1978 0.9776 GPI -0.2%
1979 0.9962 GPI +1.9%
1980 0.9771 GPI -1.9%
1981 0.9839 GPI +0.7%
1982 0.9868 GPI +0.3%
1983 0.9913 GPI +0.5%
1984 0.9991 GPI +0.8%
1985 0.9989 GPI -0.0%
1986 0.9938 GPI -0.5%
1987 0.9774 GPI -1.6%
1988 0.9688 GPI -0.9%
1989 0.9546 GPI -1.5%
1990 0.9752 GPI +2.2%
1991 0.9646 GPI -1.1%
1992 0.9708 GPI +0.6%
1994 0.9749 GPI +0.4%
1995 0.9672 GPI -0.8%
1996 0.9814 GPI +1.5%
1997 0.9872 GPI +0.6%
1998 0.9815 GPI -0.6%
1999 0.9794 GPI -0.2%
2000 0.9841 GPI +0.5%
2001 0.9824 GPI -0.2%
2002 0.9814 GPI -0.1%
2003 0.9794 GPI -0.2%
2004 0.9839 GPI +0.5%
2005 0.9871 GPI +0.3%
2006 0.9882 GPI +0.1%
2007 0.9861 GPI -0.2%
2008 0.984 GPI -0.2%
2009 0.983 GPI -0.1%
2010 0.9813 GPI -0.2%
2011 0.9869 GPI +0.6%
2012 0.9853 GPI -0.2%
2013 0.985 GPI -0.0%
2014 0.9802 GPI -0.5%
2015 0.969 GPI -1.1%
2016 0.9635 GPI -0.6%
2017 0.9656 GPI +0.2%
2018 0.9683 GPI +0.3%

Hungary compared with similar countries

  • Hungary's 0.9683 GPI is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9937 GPI, 97% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
  • Hungary's 0.9683 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 0.9895 GPI 0.9776 GPI 1.01 GPI 9
1980s 0.9832 GPI 0.9546 GPI 0.9991 GPI 10
1990s 0.9758 GPI 0.9646 GPI 0.9872 GPI 9
2000s 0.9839 GPI 0.9794 GPI 0.9882 GPI 10
2010s 0.9761 GPI 0.9635 GPI 0.9869 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 160 Malta 0.9714 GPI compare
  2. 161 Cyprus 0.9692 GPI compare
  3. 162 Vanuatu 0.9691 GPI compare
  4. 164 Philippines 0.9665 GPI compare
  5. 165 Belarus 0.9633 GPI compare
  6. 166 Chad 0.9619 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Hungary?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Hungary was 0.9683 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 1975.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9546 GPI in 1989.
How does Hungary rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
Hungary ranks 163rd out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Hungary 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.