School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in IBRD only
IBRD only: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 1 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in IBRD only, 1993–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in IBRD only stood at 1 GPI.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in IBRD only peaked at 1.03 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9024 GPI, in 1993.
IBRD only ranks 5th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.9024 GPI | — |
| 1994 | 0.9054 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9081 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9139 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9229 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9254 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9277 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9304 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9369 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9437 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9741 GPI | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9749 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9758 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9779 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9805 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.99 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9975 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9958 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9965 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9997 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1 GPI | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 1 GPI | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9151 GPI | 0.9024 GPI | 0.9277 GPI | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9682 GPI | 0.9304 GPI | 0.9975 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9958 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 2 Bangladesh 1.14 GPI compare
- 3 Gambia 1.11 GPI compare
- 4 Kiribati 1.08 GPI compare
- 5 San Marino 1.07 GPI compare
- 6 Mauritania 1.06 GPI compare
- 7 Congo 1.06 GPI compare
- 8 Bhutan 1.06 GPI compare
More reference data data for IBRD only
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 76.29 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 36.53 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 39.76 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.63 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.62 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.64 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.41 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.93 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.16 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in IBRD only?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in IBRD only was 1 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9024 GPI in 1993.
- How does IBRD only rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
- IBRD only ranks 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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
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.