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

Ireland: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind was 1.01 GPI in 2018. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2018)
1.01 GPI
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
51st
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 2002
All-time low
0.9925 GPI
in 2017
Years of data
28
1991–2018

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Ireland, 1991–2018

00.250.50.7511991200420181991: 1 GPI1992: 1 GPI1993: 1 GPI1994: 1 GPI1995: 1 GPI1996: 1 GPI1997: 1 GPI1998: 1 GPI1999: 0.996 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 0.999 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 0.994 GPI2014: 0.995 GPI2015: 0.996 GPI2016: 0.995 GPI2017: 0.993 GPI2018: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Ireland stood at 1.01 GPI.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Ireland peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.9925 GPI, in 2017.

Ireland ranks 51st of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.01 GPI 0.9964 GPI 1.01 GPI 9
2000s 1 GPI 0.9992 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
2010s 0.9984 GPI 0.9925 GPI 1.01 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 48 Montenegro 1.01 GPI compare
  2. 49 Rwanda 1.01 GPI compare
  3. 50 Bahamas 1.01 GPI compare
  4. 52 Saint Lucia 1.01 GPI compare
  5. 53 Georgia 1.01 GPI compare
  6. 54 Philippines 1.01 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 233 places β†’

More reference data data for Ireland

All data for Ireland β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Ireland?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Ireland was 1.01 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 Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2002.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9925 GPI in 2017.
How does Ireland rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind?
Ireland ranks 51st out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ireland 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.