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

World: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 0.9886 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.9886 GPI
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
32nd
of 45 groups
All-time high
0.9942 GPI
in 2013
All-time low
0.9531 GPI
in 1988
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in World, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in World is 0.9886 GPI, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in World peaked at 0.9942 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.9531 GPI, in 1988.

That places World 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9595 GPI 0.9548 GPI 0.9633 GPI 10
1980s 0.9627 GPI 0.9531 GPI 0.968 GPI 10
1990s 0.962 GPI 0.9552 GPI 0.9684 GPI 10
2000s 0.9776 GPI 0.9673 GPI 0.9828 GPI 10
2010s 0.9902 GPI 0.9875 GPI 0.9942 GPI 10

Countries ranked near World

  1. 29 Cambodia 1.05 GPI compare
  2. 30 Central African Republic 1.04 GPI compare
  3. 31 Burundi 1.04 GPI compare
  4. 32 Armenia 1.04 GPI compare
  5. 33 Rwanda 1.04 GPI compare
  6. 34 India 1.04 GPI compare
  7. 35 Hong Kong 1.04 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in World?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in World was 0.9886 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 0.9942 GPI in 2013.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9531 GPI in 1988.
How does World rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
World ranks 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this World 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.