What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?

The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2007.

What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?

The lowest recorded value was 0.9055 GPI in 1988.

How does Least developed countries: UN classification rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?

Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.

Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Least developed countries: UN classification

Name: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Least developed countries: UN classification
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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Least developed countries: UN classification: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

1 GPI

Change on year

up 0.1%

Rank

14th

of 45 groups

All-time high

1.04 GPI

in 2007

All-time low

0.9055 GPI

in 1988

Years of data

1972–2019

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1972–2019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Least developed countries: UN classification recorded 1 GPI for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 1.04 GPI in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.9055 GPI, in 1988.

That places Least developed countries: UN classification 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.9848 GPI	0.945 GPI	1.01 GPI	8
1980s	0.9638 GPI	0.9055 GPI	1.01 GPI	10
1990s	0.9584 GPI	0.9268 GPI	0.9792 GPI	10
2000s	0.9928 GPI	0.9584 GPI	1.04 GPI	10
2010s	1.01 GPI	1 GPI	1.03 GPI	10

Countries ranked near Least developed countries: UN classification

11 Sao Tome and Principe 1.09 GPI compare
12 Gambia, The 1.08 GPI compare
13 Bahamas, The 1.08 GPI compare
14 Fiji 1.08 GPI compare
15 Bahrain 1.07 GPI compare
16 American Samoa 1.07 GPI compare
17 Tonga 1.07 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

More reference data data for Least developed countries: UN classification

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 27.34 million number (2019)
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 13.85 million number (2019)
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.29 years (2019)
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 13.50 million number (2019)
School life expectancy, primary, male 6.46 years (2019)
School life expectancy, primary, female 6.11 years (2019)
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 94.9% (2019)
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6598 years (2019)
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 0.7262 GPIA (2019)
Teachers in primary education, male 2.33 million number (2019)

All data for Least developed countries: UN classification →

Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Least developed countries: UN classification?: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Least developed countries: UN classification was 1 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?: The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2007.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?: The lowest recorded value was 0.9055 GPI in 1988.
How does Least developed countries: UN classification rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?: Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification 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: 07 August 2026

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.