School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 0.9993 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9993 GPI
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
109th
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPI
in 2010
All-time low
0.9086 GPI
in 1985
Years of data
32
1976–2018

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in United Kingdom, 1976–2018

00.250.50.7511976199720181976: 1 GPI1983: 0.996 GPI1984: 0.999 GPI1985: 0.909 GPI1986: 0.946 GPI1987: 1 GPI1988: 1 GPI1989: 1 GPI1990: 1 GPI1991: 1 GPI1992: 1 GPI1998: 0.999 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 0.998 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 0.954 GPI2014: 0.998 GPI2015: 0.96 GPI2016: 0.999 GPI2017: 0.998 GPI2018: 0.999 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in United Kingdom stood at 0.9993 GPI.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in United Kingdom peaked at 1.04 GPI in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.9086 GPI, in 1985.

United Kingdom ranks 109th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.01 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.01 GPI 1
1980s 0.9796 GPI 0.9086 GPI 1 GPI 7
1990s 1 GPI 0.9995 GPI 1.01 GPI 5
2000s 1.01 GPI 0.9975 GPI 1.03 GPI 10
2010s 0.9953 GPI 0.9537 GPI 1.04 GPI 9

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

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  3. 108 Iraq 0.9997 GPI compare
  4. 110 Spain 0.999 GPI compare
  5. 111 Albania 0.999 GPI compare
  6. 112 Mongolia 0.998 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in United Kingdom?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in United Kingdom was 0.9993 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2010.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9086 GPI in 1985.
How does United Kingdom rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
United Kingdom ranks 109th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United Kingdom 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.