School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in East Timor

East Timor: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 1.04 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
1.04 GPI
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
37th
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.07 GPI
in 2005
All-time low
1 GPI
in 2016
Years of data
8
2005–2019

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in East Timor, 2005–2019

00.250.50.7512005201220192005: 1.1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1.1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI2019: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2019, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in East Timor stood at 1.04 GPI.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in East Timor peaked at 1.07 GPI in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1 GPI, in 2016.

That places East Timor 37th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in East Timor, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI) in East Timor, 2005 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
2005 1.07 GPI —
2013 1.03 GPI -4.2%
2014 1.04 GPI +1.0%
2015 1.06 GPI +2.4%
2016 1 GPI -5.5%
2017 1.02 GPI +1.4%
2018 1.01 GPI -0.5%
2019 1.04 GPI +2.8%

East Timor compared with similar countries

  • East Timor's 1.04 GPI is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.02 GPI, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • East Timor's 1.04 GPI is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.01 GPI, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.07 GPI 1.07 GPI 1.07 GPI 1
2010s 1.03 GPI 1 GPI 1.06 GPI 7

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 34 India 1.04 GPI compare
  2. 35 Hong Kong 1.04 GPI compare
  3. 36 Lesotho 1.04 GPI compare
  4. 38 Bangladesh 1.04 GPI compare
  5. 39 Uganda 1.04 GPI compare
  6. 40 Jamaica 1.04 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in East Timor?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in East Timor was 1.04 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPI in 2005.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 1 GPI in 2016.
How does East Timor rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
East Timor ranks 37th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this East Timor 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.