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

United States: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 1.02 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
1.02 GPI
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
81st
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPI
in 1986
All-time low
0.9148 GPI
in 1988
Years of data
21
1981–2018

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in United States, 1981–2018

00.250.50.7511981199920181981: 0.954 GPI1982: 0.951 GPI1983: 1 GPI1986: 1 GPI1987: 0.968 GPI1988: 0.915 GPI1989: 0.984 GPI1990: 0.968 GPI1991: 0.97 GPI1995: 0.956 GPI1996: 0.986 GPI2005: 0.968 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 0.972 GPI2013: 0.998 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 0.981 GPI2016: 0.995 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in United States stood at 1.02 GPI.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in United States peaked at 1.03 GPI in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.9148 GPI, in 1988.

That places United States 81st out of 189 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.9752 GPI 0.9148 GPI 1.03 GPI 7
1990s 0.9701 GPI 0.9562 GPI 0.9858 GPI 4
2000s 0.9679 GPI 0.9679 GPI 0.9679 GPI 1
2010s 1 GPI 0.972 GPI 1.02 GPI 9

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  3. 80 Saint Lucia 1.02 GPI compare
  4. 82 Ghana 1.01 GPI compare
  5. 83 Argentina 1.01 GPI compare
  6. 84 Venezuela 1.01 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in United States?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in United States was 1.02 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 1986.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9148 GPI in 1988.
How does United States rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
United States ranks 81st out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United States 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
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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.