School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
South Asia (IDA & IBRD): School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) is 1.01 GPI, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 1.02 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7748 GPI, in 1972.
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 11th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7815 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.7813 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.7748 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.7795 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.7947 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.8085 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.8209 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.8295 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.836 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.8423 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.8471 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.8496 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.8485 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.8423 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.8362 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.8299 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.8301 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8214 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8152 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.8235 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8259 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8302 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8271 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8306 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8426 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8583 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8563 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8698 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8891 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8928 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8995 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9198 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9849 GPI | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9728 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9728 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9874 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9899 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9888 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9908 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.992 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9994 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPI | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8049 GPI | 0.7748 GPI | 0.8423 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8344 GPI | 0.8152 GPI | 0.8496 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8523 GPI | 0.8259 GPI | 0.8928 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9699 GPI | 0.8995 GPI | 0.992 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9994 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- 8 Sierra Leone 1.11 GPI compare
- 9 Madagascar 1.1 GPI compare
- 10 Gibraltar 1.1 GPI compare
- 11 Sao Tome and Principe 1.09 GPI compare
- 12 Gambia 1.08 GPI compare
- 13 Bahamas 1.08 GPI compare
- 14 Fiji 1.08 GPI compare
More reference data data for South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 33.83 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 16.19 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.02 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 17.64 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 4.98 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.06 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 98.2% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.72 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 1.04 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.64 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 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 South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7748 GPI in 1972.
- How does South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 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
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.