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

Low income: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
1.01 GPI
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
13th
of 45 groups
All-time high
1.03 GPI
in 2013
All-time low
0.9764 GPI
in 1972
Years of data
45
1972–2019

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Low income, 1972–2019

00.250.50.7511972199520191972: 0.976 GPI1973: 0.979 GPI1974: 0.981 GPI1975: 0.982 GPI1976: 0.983 GPI1977: 0.982 GPI1978: 0.983 GPI1979: 0.983 GPI1980: 0.983 GPI1981: 0.985 GPI1982: 0.98 GPI1983: 0.979 GPI1984: 0.98 GPI1985: 0.981 GPI1986: 0.983 GPI1990: 0.987 GPI1991: 0.989 GPI1992: 0.998 GPI1993: 1 GPI1994: 1 GPI1995: 0.994 GPI1996: 0.999 GPI1997: 0.996 GPI1998: 0.993 GPI1999: 0.99 GPI2000: 0.994 GPI2001: 0.995 GPI2002: 0.991 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 0.999 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 0.991 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 0.99 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 0.993 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI2019: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Low income is 1.01 GPI, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Low income peaked at 1.03 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.9764 GPI, in 1972.

Low income ranks 13th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9811 GPI 0.9764 GPI 0.9833 GPI 8
1980s 0.9816 GPI 0.9792 GPI 0.9851 GPI 7
1990s 0.9948 GPI 0.9868 GPI 1 GPI 10
2000s 0.9994 GPI 0.9914 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
2010s 1.01 GPI 0.9895 GPI 1.03 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Low income

  1. 10 Gibraltar 1.1 GPI compare
  2. 11 Sao Tome and Principe 1.09 GPI compare
  3. 12 Gambia 1.08 GPI compare
  4. 13 Bahamas 1.08 GPI compare
  5. 14 Fiji 1.08 GPI compare
  6. 15 Bahrain 1.07 GPI compare
  7. 16 American Samoa 1.07 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Low income?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Low 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 Low income?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2013.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Low income?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9764 GPI in 1972.
How does Low income rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
Low income ranks 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Low income?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Low 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

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.