School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.9959 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Lower middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Lower middle income is 0.9959 GPI, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Lower middle income peaked at 1 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8474 GPI, in 1972.
That places Lower middle income 24th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8482 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.8488 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.8474 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.8514 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.8587 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.8655 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8707 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.8747 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.8811 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.8871 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.8977 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.888 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8959 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.8885 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.8857 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.8815 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8885 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.8895 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8867 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.8918 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8966 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8916 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8896 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8852 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8898 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.899 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8997 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.908 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9183 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9119 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9186 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9336 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9635 GPI | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9647 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9716 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9784 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9747 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9785 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9838 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.979 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9898 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9933 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9959 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9964 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9982 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9989 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9991 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9992 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9959 GPI | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8634 GPI | 0.8474 GPI | 0.8871 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8894 GPI | 0.8815 GPI | 0.8977 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.899 GPI | 0.8852 GPI | 0.9183 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9646 GPI | 0.9186 GPI | 0.9838 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9967 GPI | 0.9898 GPI | 1 GPI | 10 |
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More reference data data for Lower middle income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 6,782 (2021)
- CPI Price, nominal 2,410 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 534.67 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj., annual growth rate 4.93 % change on previous year (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.41 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 30.74 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 28.75 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 59.49 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.37 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Lower middle income?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Lower middle income was 0.9959 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8474 GPI in 1972.
- How does Lower middle income rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
- Lower middle income ranks 24th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower 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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About this data
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.