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

Netherlands: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 1.02 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
1.02 GPI
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
74th
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPI
in 1992
All-time low
0.9889 GPI
in 1981
Years of data
35
1971–2018

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

00.250.50.7511971199420181971: 0.997 GPI1972: 1 GPI1973: 0.998 GPI1974: 1 GPI1975: 1 GPI1976: 0.998 GPI1977: 1 GPI1978: 1 GPI1979: 0.998 GPI1980: 0.995 GPI1981: 0.989 GPI1982: 0.989 GPI1983: 0.992 GPI1984: 0.994 GPI1985: 0.997 GPI1986: 1 GPI1987: 1 GPI1988: 1 GPI1989: 1 GPI1990: 1 GPI1991: 1 GPI1992: 1 GPI1993: 1 GPI1994: 1 GPI1995: 0.999 GPI1996: 0.993 GPI1997: 0.992 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 Netherlands is 1.02 GPI, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Netherlands peaked at 1.03 GPI in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.9889 GPI, in 1981.

That places Netherlands 74th 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 Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Netherlands, 1971 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1971 0.9972 GPI —
1972 1 GPI +0.5%
1973 0.9976 GPI -0.5%
1974 1 GPI +0.6%
1975 1 GPI -0.1%
1976 0.9978 GPI -0.5%
1977 0.9999 GPI +0.2%
1978 1 GPI +0.4%
1979 0.9976 GPI -0.6%
1980 0.995 GPI -0.3%
1981 0.9889 GPI -0.6%
1982 0.9895 GPI +0.1%
1983 0.9918 GPI +0.2%
1984 0.9939 GPI +0.2%
1985 0.9971 GPI +0.3%
1986 1.01 GPI +1.7%
1987 1.01 GPI -0.0%
1988 1.01 GPI -0.2%
1989 1.01 GPI -0.4%
1990 1.01 GPI -0.2%
1991 1.02 GPI +0.8%
1992 1.03 GPI +1.5%
1993 1 GPI -2.6%
1994 1 GPI -0.2%
1995 0.9987 GPI -0.3%
1996 0.9931 GPI -0.6%
1997 0.9916 GPI -0.1%
2011 1.01 GPI +1.4%
2012 1.01 GPI +0.1%
2013 1.01 GPI +0.1%
2014 1.01 GPI +0.1%
2015 1.02 GPI +1.3%
2016 1 GPI -1.7%
2017 1 GPI -0.1%
2018 1.02 GPI +1.5%

Netherlands compared with similar countries

  • Netherlands's 1.02 GPI is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9937 GPI, 1.0× the median. (70 countries reporting)
  • Netherlands's 1.02 GPI is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9917 GPI, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1 GPI 0.9972 GPI 1 GPI 9
1980s 1 GPI 0.9889 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
1990s 1.01 GPI 0.9916 GPI 1.03 GPI 8
2010s 1.01 GPI 1 GPI 1.02 GPI 8

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 71 Myanmar 1.02 GPI compare
  2. 72 Equatorial Guinea 1.02 GPI compare
  3. 73 Tunisia 1.02 GPI compare
  4. 75 Oman 1.02 GPI compare
  5. 76 Algeria 1.02 GPI compare
  6. 77 Solomon Islands 1.02 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Netherlands?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Netherlands was 1.02 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 1992.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9889 GPI in 1981.
How does Netherlands rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
Netherlands ranks 74th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Netherlands 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
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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.