School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Low & middle income

Low & middle income: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 0.986 GPI in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
0.986 GPI
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
36th
of 44 groups
All-time high
0.9919 GPI
in 2013
All-time low
0.9358 GPI
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Low & middle income, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Low & middle income is 0.986 GPI, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Low & middle income peaked at 0.9919 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.9358 GPI, in 1970.

Low & middle income ranks 36th of 44 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.941 GPI 0.9358 GPI 0.9484 GPI 10
1980s 0.9487 GPI 0.94 GPI 0.9552 GPI 10
1990s 0.9494 GPI 0.9413 GPI 0.9562 GPI 10
2000s 0.97 GPI 0.9558 GPI 0.9764 GPI 10
2010s 0.9874 GPI 0.9814 GPI 0.9919 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Low & middle income

  1. 33 Rwanda 1.04 GPI compare
  2. 34 India 1.04 GPI compare
  3. 35 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 1.04 GPI compare
  4. 36 Lesotho, Kingdom of 1.04 GPI compare
  5. 37 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 1.04 GPI compare
  6. 38 Bangladesh 1.04 GPI compare
  7. 39 Uganda 1.04 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 234 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Low & middle income?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Low & middle income was 0.986 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Low & middle income?
The highest recorded value was 0.9919 GPI in 2013.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Low & middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9358 GPI in 1970.
How does Low & middle income rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
Low & middle income ranks 36th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Low & middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low & middle 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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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.