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

Uganda: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 1.04 GPI in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
1.04 GPI
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
39th
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.06 GPI
in 2008
All-time low
1.03 GPI
in 2014
Years of data
9
2007–2017

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Uganda, 2007–2017

00.250.50.7512007201220172007: 1 GPI2008: 1.1 GPI2010: 1.1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Uganda is 1.04 GPI, measured in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Uganda peaked at 1.06 GPI in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.03 GPI, in 2014.

That places Uganda 39th out of 189 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Uganda, 2007 to 2017.
Year GPI Change
2007 1.05 GPI —
2008 1.06 GPI +0.9%
2010 1.05 GPI -0.2%
2012 1.04 GPI -1.5%
2013 1.03 GPI -0.3%
2014 1.03 GPI -0.1%
2015 1.04 GPI +0.5%
2016 1.04 GPI +0.1%
2017 1.04 GPI -0.0%

Uganda compared with similar countries

  • Uganda's 1.04 GPI is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.04 GPI, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Uganda's 1.04 GPI is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.02 GPI, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.05 GPI 1.05 GPI 1.06 GPI 2
2010s 1.04 GPI 1.03 GPI 1.05 GPI 7

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 36 Lesotho 1.04 GPI compare
  2. 37 East Timor 1.04 GPI compare
  3. 38 Bangladesh 1.04 GPI compare
  4. 40 Jamaica 1.04 GPI compare
  5. 41 Honduras 1.04 GPI compare
  6. 42 Namibia 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 Uganda?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Uganda was 1.04 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPI in 2008.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2014.
How does Uganda rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
Uganda ranks 39th out of 189 countries with data for 2017.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Uganda 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.