School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Pacific island small states

Pacific island small states: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
1.01 GPI
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
8th
of 44 groups
All-time high
1.1 GPI
in 1970
All-time low
0.9954 GPI
in 1995
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Pacific island small states, 1970–2019

00.250.50.751197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Pacific island small states recorded 1.01 GPI for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Pacific island small states peaked at 1.1 GPI in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.9954 GPI, in 1995.

That places Pacific island small states 8th out of 44 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.04 GPI 1 GPI 1.1 GPI 10
1980s 1.02 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.03 GPI 10
1990s 1.02 GPI 0.9954 GPI 1.05 GPI 10
2000s 1.03 GPI 1 GPI 1.05 GPI 10
2010s 1.01 GPI 1 GPI 1.02 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Pacific island small states

  1. 5 Senegal 1.12 GPI compare
  2. 6 Azerbaijan, Republic of 1.12 GPI compare
  3. 7 Antigua and Barbuda 1.11 GPI compare
  4. 8 Sierra Leone 1.11 GPI compare
  5. 9 Madagascar, Republic of 1.1 GPI compare
  6. 10 Gibraltar 1.1 GPI compare
  7. 11 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 1.09 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Pacific island small states?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Pacific island small states was 1.01 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Pacific island small states?
The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPI in 1970.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Pacific island small states?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9954 GPI in 1995.
How does Pacific island small states rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
Pacific island small states ranks 8th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Pacific island small states 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.