School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.994 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.994 GPI
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
20th
of 43 groups
All-time high
1 GPI
in 2014
All-time low
0.9693 GPI
in 2000
Years of data
24
1996–2019

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1996–2019

00.250.50.7511996200720191996: 0.974 GPI1997: 0.972 GPI1998: 0.972 GPI1999: 0.97 GPI2000: 0.969 GPI2001: 0.969 GPI2002: 0.971 GPI2003: 0.973 GPI2004: 0.974 GPI2005: 0.971 GPI2006: 0.979 GPI2007: 0.982 GPI2008: 0.986 GPI2009: 0.991 GPI2010: 0.993 GPI2011: 0.995 GPI2012: 0.994 GPI2013: 0.999 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 0.997 GPI2018: 0.994 GPI2019: 0.994 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) is 0.994 GPI, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 1 GPI in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9693 GPI, in 2000.

That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 20th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1996 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1996 0.9742 GPI
1997 0.9716 GPI -0.3%
1998 0.9718 GPI +0.0%
1999 0.97 GPI -0.2%
2000 0.9693 GPI -0.1%
2001 0.9694 GPI +0.0%
2002 0.9713 GPI +0.2%
2003 0.9734 GPI +0.2%
2004 0.9739 GPI +0.0%
2005 0.9714 GPI -0.3%
2006 0.9792 GPI +0.8%
2007 0.9823 GPI +0.3%
2008 0.9862 GPI +0.4%
2009 0.9907 GPI +0.5%
2010 0.993 GPI +0.2%
2011 0.9952 GPI +0.2%
2012 0.9945 GPI -0.1%
2013 0.9986 GPI +0.4%
2014 1 GPI +0.2%
2015 0.9998 GPI -0.1%
2016 0.9998 GPI +0.0%
2017 0.9966 GPI -0.3%
2018 0.9943 GPI -0.2%
2019 0.994 GPI -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9719 GPI 0.97 GPI 0.9742 GPI 4
2000s 0.9767 GPI 0.9693 GPI 0.9907 GPI 10
2010s 0.9966 GPI 0.993 GPI 1 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

  1. 17 Hong Kong, China 1.03 GPI compare
  2. 18 India 1.03 GPI compare
  3. 19 Viet Nam 1.03 GPI compare
  4. 20 Aruba 1.02 GPI compare
  5. 21 Croatia 1.02 GPI compare
  6. 22 Sierra Leone 1.02 GPI compare
  7. 23 Madagascar 1.02 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.994 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 2014.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9693 GPI in 2000.
How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
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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.