School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean

Latin America & Caribbean: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
1.01 GPI
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
7th
of 43 groups
All-time high
1.03 GPI
in 1970
All-time low
1.01 GPI
in 2009
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean, 1970–2019

00.250.50.751197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Latin America & Caribbean recorded 1.01 GPI for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 1.03 GPI in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1.01 GPI, in 2009.

That places Latin America & Caribbean 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Latin America & Caribbean, 1970 to 2019.
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 +0.1%
1977 1.03 GPI +0.0%
1978 1.03 GPI -0.1%
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 1.02 GPI +0.3%
1996 1.03 GPI +0.1%
1997 1.02 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 -0.0%
2005 1.02 GPI -0.2%
2006 1.02 GPI +0.1%
2007 1.02 GPI -0.1%
2008 1.02 GPI +0.3%
2009 1.01 GPI -0.7%
2010 1.02 GPI +0.9%
2011 1.02 GPI +0.0%
2012 1.02 GPI -0.4%
2013 1.02 GPI +0.1%
2014 1.02 GPI -0.1%
2015 1.02 GPI -0.2%
2016 1.03 GPI +1.0%
2017 1.01 GPI -1.0%
2018 1.01 GPI -0.1%
2019 1.01 GPI -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 4 Palau 1.17 GPI compare
  2. 5 Senegal 1.12 GPI compare
  3. 6 Azerbaijan 1.12 GPI compare
  4. 7 Antigua and Barbuda 1.11 GPI compare
  5. 8 Sierra Leone 1.11 GPI compare
  6. 9 Madagascar 1.1 GPI compare
  7. 10 Gibraltar 1.1 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 Latin America & Caribbean?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean 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?
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?
The lowest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2009.
How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.