School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in IDA & IBRD total

IDA & IBRD total: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 0.9861 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9861 GPI
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
36th
of 45 groups
All-time high
0.9921 GPI
in 2013
All-time low
0.9398 GPI
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in IDA & IBRD total, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

IDA & IBRD total recorded 0.9861 GPI for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in 2019.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 0.9921 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.9398 GPI, in 1970.

That places IDA & IBRD total 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9451 GPI 0.9398 GPI 0.9518 GPI 10
1980s 0.9515 GPI 0.9427 GPI 0.958 GPI 10
1990s 0.9511 GPI 0.9439 GPI 0.9574 GPI 10
2000s 0.9708 GPI 0.9568 GPI 0.977 GPI 10
2010s 0.9876 GPI 0.9817 GPI 0.9921 GPI 10

Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total

  1. 33 Rwanda 1.04 GPI compare
  2. 34 India 1.04 GPI compare
  3. 35 Hong Kong 1.04 GPI compare
  4. 36 Lesotho 1.04 GPI compare
  5. 37 East Timor 1.04 GPI compare
  6. 38 Bangladesh 1.04 GPI compare
  7. 39 Uganda 1.04 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in IDA & IBRD total?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in IDA & IBRD total was 0.9861 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
The highest recorded value was 0.9921 GPI in 2013.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9398 GPI in 1970.
How does IDA & IBRD total rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
IDA & IBRD total ranks 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.