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

Mexico: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 1.03 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
1.03 GPI
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
57th
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.05 GPI
in 1971
All-time low
0.9937 GPI
in 1990
Years of data
43
1971–2018

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Mexico, 1971–2018

00.250.50.7511971199420181971: 1 GPI1972: 1 GPI1976: 1 GPI1977: 1 GPI1978: 1 GPI1981: 1 GPI1982: 1 GPI1983: 1 GPI1984: 1 GPI1985: 1 GPI1986: 1 GPI1987: 1 GPI1988: 1 GPI1989: 1 GPI1990: 0.994 GPI1991: 1 GPI1992: 1 GPI1993: 1 GPI1994: 1 GPI1995: 1 GPI1996: 1 GPI1997: 1 GPI1998: 1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 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 Mexico is 1.03 GPI, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Mexico peaked at 1.05 GPI in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.9937 GPI, in 1990.

That places Mexico 57th out of 189 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Mexico, 1971 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1971 1.05 GPI —
1972 1.05 GPI -0.2%
1976 1.01 GPI -3.6%
1977 1.03 GPI +2.4%
1978 1.03 GPI -0.1%
1981 1.02 GPI -1.5%
1982 1.03 GPI +0.9%
1983 1.03 GPI +0.1%
1984 1.04 GPI +1.0%
1985 1.04 GPI +0.3%
1986 1.04 GPI +0.1%
1987 1.04 GPI -0.2%
1988 1.04 GPI -0.4%
1989 1.03 GPI -0.4%
1990 0.9937 GPI -3.7%
1991 1.03 GPI +3.2%
1992 1.03 GPI -0.0%
1993 1.02 GPI -0.5%
1994 1.02 GPI +0.2%
1995 1.02 GPI -0.2%
1996 1.02 GPI -0.1%
1997 1.02 GPI -0.3%
1998 1.02 GPI +0.4%
1999 1.02 GPI -0.1%
2000 1.02 GPI +0.3%
2001 1.02 GPI +0.0%
2002 1.02 GPI -0.2%
2003 1.02 GPI -0.5%
2004 1.02 GPI -0.1%
2005 1.01 GPI -0.6%
2006 1.01 GPI -0.1%
2007 1.01 GPI +0.2%
2008 1.01 GPI +0.4%
2009 1.02 GPI +0.3%
2010 1.02 GPI +0.2%
2011 1.02 GPI +0.1%
2012 1.02 GPI +0.2%
2013 1.02 GPI +0.2%
2014 1.02 GPI -0.0%
2015 1.02 GPI +0.0%
2016 1.03 GPI +0.2%
2017 1.03 GPI +0.2%
2018 1.03 GPI -0.1%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 1.03 GPI is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.02 GPI, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 1.03 GPI is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.02 GPI, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.03 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.05 GPI 5
1980s 1.03 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.04 GPI 9
1990s 1.02 GPI 0.9937 GPI 1.03 GPI 10
2000s 1.02 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.02 GPI 10
2010s 1.02 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.03 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 54 Nauru 1.03 GPI compare
  2. 55 French Polynesia 1.03 GPI compare
  3. 56 British Virgin Islands 1.03 GPI compare
  4. 58 Benin 1.03 GPI compare
  5. 59 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.02 GPI compare
  6. 60 Panama 1.02 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Mexico?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Mexico was 1.03 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 1971.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9937 GPI in 1990.
How does Mexico rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
Mexico ranks 57th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Mexico 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
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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.