School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Middle income
Middle income: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.9897 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in 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 Middle income is 0.9897 GPI, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Middle income peaked at 0.9956 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.9344 GPI, in 1973.
Middle income ranks 31st of 45 groups on this measure, 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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9346 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.935 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.9345 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.9344 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.936 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.9411 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.9438 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.9462 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.9465 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.9483 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.953 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.9507 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9557 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9526 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9525 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9403 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9473 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.9507 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9441 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.9442 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9417 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9545 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9469 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.9461 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9475 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9502 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9523 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9533 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9588 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9549 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9588 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9659 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9718 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9734 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9756 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9799 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9755 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9779 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9805 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9787 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.986 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9899 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.994 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9956 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9942 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9924 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9924 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9923 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9925 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9897 GPI | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.94 GPI | 0.9344 GPI | 0.9483 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9491 GPI | 0.9403 GPI | 0.9557 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9506 GPI | 0.9417 GPI | 0.9588 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9738 GPI | 0.9588 GPI | 0.9805 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9919 GPI | 0.986 GPI | 0.9956 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More reference data data for Middle income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 1,879 (2021)
- CPI Price, nominal 631.76 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate 6.84 % change on previous year (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 342.17 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj., annual growth rate 6.74 % change on previous year (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.64 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 100.73 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 48.49 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 52.24 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.67 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Middle income?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Middle income was 0.9897 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9956 GPI in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9344 GPI in 1973.
- How does Middle income rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
- Middle income ranks 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.