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

Switzerland: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 0.9802 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9802 GPI
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
146th
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 2011
All-time low
0.9115 GPI
in 1977
Years of data
41
1977–2018

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Switzerland, 1977–2018

00.250.50.7511977199720181977: 0.912 GPI1978: 0.989 GPI1979: 0.992 GPI1980: 0.996 GPI1981: 0.999 GPI1982: 1 GPI1983: 0.999 GPI1984: 0.988 GPI1985: 0.987 GPI1986: 0.987 GPI1987: 0.986 GPI1988: 0.992 GPI1989: 0.996 GPI1990: 0.989 GPI1991: 1 GPI1992: 0.996 GPI1993: 0.986 GPI1994: 0.982 GPI1995: 0.979 GPI1996: 0.984 GPI1998: 0.999 GPI1999: 0.996 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 0.997 GPI2006: 0.991 GPI2007: 0.991 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 0.99 GPI2014: 0.983 GPI2015: 0.985 GPI2016: 0.994 GPI2017: 0.991 GPI2018: 0.98 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 0.9802 GPI for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in 2018.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Switzerland peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.9115 GPI, in 1977.

Switzerland ranks 146th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9643 GPI 0.9115 GPI 0.9922 GPI 3
1980s 0.9937 GPI 0.9856 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
1990s 0.9903 GPI 0.9794 GPI 0.9995 GPI 9
2000s 0.9994 GPI 0.991 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
2010s 0.9935 GPI 0.9802 GPI 1.01 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 143 Chile 0.982 GPI compare
  2. 143 Moldova 0.982 GPI compare
  3. 145 Luxembourg 0.9806 GPI compare
  4. 147 Denmark 0.9797 GPI compare
  5. 148 New Zealand 0.9794 GPI compare
  6. 149 Micronesia (country) 0.9792 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Switzerland?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Switzerland was 0.9802 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2011.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9115 GPI in 1977.
How does Switzerland rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
Switzerland ranks 146th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Switzerland 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.