School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Germany

Germany: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind was 0.9908 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9908 GPI
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
103rd
of 188 countries
All-time high
1 GPI
in 1993
All-time low
0.9833 GPI
in 2017
Years of data
26
1993–2018

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Germany, 1993–2018

00.250.50.7511993200520181993: 1 GPI1994: 1 GPI1995: 1 GPI1996: 1 GPI1997: 1 GPI1998: 0.996 GPI1999: 0.997 GPI2000: 0.996 GPI2001: 0.996 GPI2002: 0.996 GPI2003: 0.995 GPI2004: 0.995 GPI2005: 0.994 GPI2006: 0.994 GPI2007: 0.994 GPI2008: 0.994 GPI2009: 0.991 GPI2010: 0.989 GPI2011: 0.988 GPI2012: 0.99 GPI2013: 0.991 GPI2014: 0.992 GPI2015: 0.993 GPI2016: 0.99 GPI2017: 0.983 GPI2018: 0.991 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Germany stood at 0.9908 GPI.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Germany peaked at 1 GPI in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.9833 GPI, in 2017.

Germany ranks 103rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9999 GPI 0.996 GPI 1 GPI 7
2000s 0.9946 GPI 0.991 GPI 0.9962 GPI 10
2010s 0.9898 GPI 0.9833 GPI 0.9933 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 100 Finland 0.9912 GPI compare
  2. 101 Slovakia 0.9911 GPI compare
  3. 102 Sri Lanka 0.9908 GPI compare
  4. 104 Jamaica 0.9902 GPI compare
  5. 105 Cayman Islands 0.9897 GPI compare
  6. 106 Russia 0.9892 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 ind in Germany?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Germany was 0.9908 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 1993.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9833 GPI in 2017.
How does Germany rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind?
Germany ranks 103rd out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Germany 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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About this data

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
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.