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

Portugal: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 0.989 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.989 GPI
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
136th
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPI
in 2001
All-time low
0.9144 GPI
in 1975
Years of data
43
1971–2018

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

00.250.50.7511971199420181971: 0.973 GPI1972: 1 GPI1973: 0.962 GPI1974: 0.969 GPI1975: 0.914 GPI1976: 0.948 GPI1977: 0.943 GPI1978: 0.952 GPI1979: 0.961 GPI1980: 0.985 GPI1981: 0.977 GPI1982: 0.971 GPI1983: 0.984 GPI1984: 0.982 GPI1985: 0.978 GPI1986: 0.993 GPI1987: 0.986 GPI1988: 0.993 GPI1991: 0.994 GPI1993: 0.966 GPI1994: 0.98 GPI1995: 0.995 GPI1996: 0.962 GPI1998: 0.995 GPI1999: 0.995 GPI2000: 0.995 GPI2001: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 0.995 GPI2009: 0.994 GPI2010: 0.982 GPI2011: 0.971 GPI2012: 0.961 GPI2013: 0.959 GPI2014: 0.969 GPI2015: 0.984 GPI2016: 0.983 GPI2017: 0.985 GPI2018: 0.989 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Portugal stood at 0.989 GPI.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Portugal peaked at 1.02 GPI in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.9144 GPI, in 1975.

That places Portugal 136th out of 189 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9581 GPI 0.9144 GPI 1 GPI 9
1980s 0.9831 GPI 0.971 GPI 0.9934 GPI 9
1990s 0.9838 GPI 0.9617 GPI 0.995 GPI 7
2000s 1.01 GPI 0.9943 GPI 1.02 GPI 9
2010s 0.976 GPI 0.959 GPI 0.989 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 133 Congo, Rep. 0.9899 GPI compare
  2. 134 Ireland 0.9899 GPI compare
  3. 135 Estonia 0.9893 GPI compare
  4. 137 Cuba 0.9878 GPI compare
  5. 138 Lebanon 0.9872 GPI compare
  6. 139 Barbados 0.9867 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Portugal?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Portugal was 0.989 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2001.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9144 GPI in 1975.
How does Portugal rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
Portugal ranks 136th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Portugal 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.