School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in New Zealand

New Zealand: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 0.9794 GPI in 2018. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9794 GPI
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
148th
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPI
in 2014
All-time low
0.9739 GPI
in 1980
Years of data
21
1970–2018

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in New Zealand, 1970–2018

00.250.50.7511970199420181970: 1 GPI1971: 1 GPI1972: 1 GPI1973: 0.986 GPI1975: 1 GPI1976: 0.996 GPI1977: 0.988 GPI1978: 1 GPI1980: 0.974 GPI1981: 0.986 GPI1982: 1 GPI1984: 1 GPI1985: 1 GPI1986: 0.991 GPI1987: 0.998 GPI1988: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 0.993 GPI2018: 0.979 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in New Zealand is 0.9794 GPI, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 5.2% over five years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in New Zealand peaked at 1.03 GPI in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9739 GPI, in 1980.

New Zealand ranks 148th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1 GPI 0.986 GPI 1.03 GPI 8
1980s 0.9981 GPI 0.9739 GPI 1.02 GPI 8
2010s 1.01 GPI 0.9794 GPI 1.03 GPI 5

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 145 Luxembourg 0.9806 GPI compare
  2. 146 Switzerland 0.9802 GPI compare
  3. 147 Denmark 0.9797 GPI compare
  4. 149 Micronesia (country) 0.9792 GPI compare
  5. 150 Slovak Republic 0.9787 GPI compare
  6. 151 Aruba 0.9784 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in New Zealand?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in New Zealand was 0.9794 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2014.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9739 GPI in 1980.
How does New Zealand rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
New Zealand ranks 148th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
Where does this New Zealand 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
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.