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

Middle income: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 0.9897 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9897 GPI
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
31st
of 45 groups
All-time high
0.9956 GPI
in 2013
All-time low
0.9344 GPI
in 1973
Years of data
50
1970–2019

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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  3. 30 Central African Republic 1.04 GPI compare
  4. 31 Burundi 1.04 GPI compare
  5. 32 Armenia 1.04 GPI compare
  6. 33 Rwanda 1.04 GPI compare
  7. 34 India 1.04 GPI compare

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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

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.