School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in OECD members

OECD members: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
1 GPI
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
16th
of 45 groups
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 1984
All-time low
0.9813 GPI
in 1988
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in OECD members, 1970–2019

00.250.50.751197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2019, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in OECD members stood at 1 GPI.

That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in OECD members peaked at 1.01 GPI in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.9813 GPI, in 1988.

That places OECD members 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.99 GPI 0.9839 GPI 0.9924 GPI 10
1980s 0.9986 GPI 0.9813 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
1990s 0.9946 GPI 0.9878 GPI 1 GPI 10
2000s 0.995 GPI 0.9898 GPI 1 GPI 10
2010s 0.9981 GPI 0.9912 GPI 1 GPI 10

Countries ranked near OECD members

  1. 13 Bahamas 1.08 GPI compare
  2. 14 Fiji 1.08 GPI compare
  3. 15 Bahrain 1.07 GPI compare
  4. 16 American Samoa 1.07 GPI compare
  5. 17 Tonga 1.07 GPI compare
  6. 18 Dominica 1.06 GPI compare
  7. 19 Maldives 1.06 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in OECD members?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in OECD members was 1 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in OECD members?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 1984.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in OECD members?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9813 GPI in 1988.
How does OECD members rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
OECD members ranks 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in OECD members?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this OECD members 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.