School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Guyana

Guyana: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.9782 GPI in 2012. ▬ Flat

Latest (2012)
0.9782 GPI
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
137th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 1999
All-time low
0.965 GPI
in 2009
Years of data
9
1999–2012

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Guyana, 1999–2012

00.250.50.7511999200520121999: 1 GPI2001: 0.979 GPI2005: 1 GPI2007: 0.967 GPI2008: 0.983 GPI2009: 0.965 GPI2010: 0.99 GPI2011: 0.979 GPI2012: 0.978 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 Guyana is 0.9782 GPI, measured in 2012.

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

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Guyana peaked at 1.01 GPI in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.965 GPI, in 2009.

Guyana ranks 137th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Guyana, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Guyana, 1999 to 2012.
Year GPI Change
1999 1.01 GPI —
2001 0.9793 GPI -2.8%
2005 1 GPI +2.4%
2007 0.9673 GPI -3.5%
2008 0.9832 GPI +1.6%
2009 0.965 GPI -1.9%
2010 0.9901 GPI +2.6%
2011 0.9795 GPI -1.1%
2012 0.9782 GPI -0.1%

Guyana compared with similar countries

  • Guyana's 0.9782 GPI is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9934 GPI, 98% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
  • Guyana's 0.9782 GPI is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9891 GPI, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.01 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.01 GPI 1
2000s 0.9794 GPI 0.965 GPI 1 GPI 5
2010s 0.9826 GPI 0.9782 GPI 0.9901 GPI 3

Countries ranked near Guyana

  1. 134 Bolivia 0.979 GPI compare
  2. 135 Mongolia 0.9783 GPI compare
  3. 136 Barbados 0.9782 GPI compare
  4. 138 Moldova 0.977 GPI compare
  5. 139 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.9741 GPI compare
  6. 140 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9737 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Guyana?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Guyana was 0.9782 GPI in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 1999.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.965 GPI in 2009.
How does Guyana rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Guyana ranks 137th out of 188 countries with data for 2012.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Guyana 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
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.