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

Ireland: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 0.9899 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9899 GPI
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
134th
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 1975
All-time low
0.9855 GPI
in 1982
Years of data
34
1971–2018

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

00.250.50.7511971199420181971: 0.997 GPI1972: 0.998 GPI1973: 1 GPI1974: 1 GPI1975: 1 GPI1976: 1 GPI1977: 1 GPI1978: 1 GPI1979: 0.998 GPI1980: 0.991 GPI1981: 0.986 GPI1982: 0.985 GPI1983: 0.997 GPI1984: 1 GPI1985: 0.999 GPI1986: 0.99 GPI1987: 0.995 GPI1988: 0.997 GPI1989: 0.993 GPI1990: 0.986 GPI1991: 0.986 GPI1992: 0.997 GPI1993: 0.997 GPI1994: 0.995 GPI1995: 0.994 GPI1996: 0.986 GPI1997: 0.999 GPI2012: 0.997 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 0.995 GPI2015: 0.993 GPI2016: 0.987 GPI2017: 0.995 GPI2018: 0.99 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Ireland is 0.9899 GPI, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Ireland peaked at 1.01 GPI in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.9855 GPI, in 1982.

That places Ireland 134th out of 189 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1 GPI 0.9965 GPI 1.01 GPI 9
1980s 0.9939 GPI 0.9855 GPI 1 GPI 10
1990s 0.9924 GPI 0.9856 GPI 0.999 GPI 8
2010s 0.9942 GPI 0.9868 GPI 1 GPI 7

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 131 Latvia 0.991 GPI compare
  2. 132 Austria 0.9901 GPI compare
  3. 133 Congo 0.9899 GPI compare
  4. 135 Estonia 0.9893 GPI compare
  5. 136 Portugal 0.989 GPI compare
  6. 137 Cuba 0.9878 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 Ireland?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Ireland was 0.9899 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 1975.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9855 GPI in 1982.
How does Ireland rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
Ireland ranks 134th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ireland 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.