School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 1.01 GPI for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in 2019.
The figure is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 1.03 GPI in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1.01 GPI, in 2009.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.03 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 1.03 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.03 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.03 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.03 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.03 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 1.03 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.03 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.03 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.03 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.03 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.03 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 1.03 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.03 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.03 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.03 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.03 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.03 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 1.03 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.03 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.02 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 1.03 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 1.03 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.02 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 1.02 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.03 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.03 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.03 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.02 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.02 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.02 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.02 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.02 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.02 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPI | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.03 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.03 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 2 Georgia 1.2 GPI compare
- 3 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.18 GPI compare
- 4 Palau 1.17 GPI compare
- 5 Senegal 1.12 GPI compare
- 6 Azerbaijan 1.12 GPI compare
- 7 Antigua and Barbuda 1.11 GPI compare
- 8 Sierra Leone 1.11 GPI compare
More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 466.52 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 227.47 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 223.29 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.10 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.89 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.99 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.4% (2019)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 1.01 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 1970.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2009.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding 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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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.