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

Italy: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind was 0.9677 GPI in 2018. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9677 GPI
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
152nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 1994
All-time low
0.9578 GPI
in 2002
Years of data
25
1994–2018

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Italy, 1994–2018

00.250.50.7511994200620181994: 1 GPI1995: 0.975 GPI1996: 0.974 GPI1997: 0.979 GPI1998: 0.974 GPI1999: 0.975 GPI2000: 0.999 GPI2001: 0.967 GPI2002: 0.958 GPI2003: 0.966 GPI2004: 0.984 GPI2005: 0.98 GPI2006: 0.979 GPI2007: 0.981 GPI2008: 0.982 GPI2009: 0.983 GPI2010: 0.983 GPI2011: 0.982 GPI2012: 0.985 GPI2013: 0.988 GPI2014: 0.989 GPI2015: 0.99 GPI2016: 0.998 GPI2017: 0.971 GPI2018: 0.968 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Italy recorded 0.9677 GPI for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Italy peaked at 1.01 GPI in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.9578 GPI, in 2002.

Italy ranks 152nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9805 GPI 0.9739 GPI 1.01 GPI 6
2000s 0.9778 GPI 0.9578 GPI 0.9992 GPI 10
2010s 0.9838 GPI 0.9677 GPI 0.9975 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 149 Libya 0.9692 GPI compare
  2. 150 Dominican Republic 0.9687 GPI compare
  3. 151 Brazil 0.9686 GPI compare
  4. 153 El Salvador 0.9659 GPI compare
  5. 154 Liechtenstein 0.9654 GPI compare
  6. 155 Syrian Arab Republic 0.9646 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 233 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Italy?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Italy was 0.9677 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 Italy?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 1994.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9578 GPI in 2002.
How does Italy rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind?
Italy ranks 152nd out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Italy 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.