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

Liberia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
1.01 GPI
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
92nd
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 2016
All-time low
0.6199 GPI
in 1970
Years of data
15
1970–2017

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Liberia, 1970–2017

00.250.50.7511970199320171970: 0.62 GPI1971: 0.624 GPI1972: 0.627 GPI1975: 0.682 GPI1976: 0.662 GPI1978: 0.705 GPI1979: 0.677 GPI1980: 0.735 GPI1998: 0.643 GPI1999: 0.753 GPI2000: 0.879 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 0.959 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2017, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Liberia stood at 1.01 GPI.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over five years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Liberia peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6199 GPI, in 1970.

That places Liberia 92nd out of 189 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.6567 GPI 0.6199 GPI 0.7051 GPI 7
1980s 0.7346 GPI 0.7346 GPI 0.7346 GPI 1
1990s 0.6982 GPI 0.6433 GPI 0.753 GPI 2
2000s 0.879 GPI 0.879 GPI 0.879 GPI 1
2010s 0.9945 GPI 0.9595 GPI 1.01 GPI 4

Countries ranked near Liberia

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  3. 91 Cape Verde 1.01 GPI compare
  4. 93 Brazil 1.01 GPI compare
  5. 94 Romania 1.01 GPI compare
  6. 95 South Korea 1 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Liberia?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Liberia was 1.01 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2016.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6199 GPI in 1970.
How does Liberia rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
Liberia ranks 92nd out of 189 countries with data for 2017.
Where does this Liberia 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.