School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.9944 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 0.9944 GPI.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 1 GPI in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9826 GPI, in 1997.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.9826 GPI | — |
| 1998 | 0.9833 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.987 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9867 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9889 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9872 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9974 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9954 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9968 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.998 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9994 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9986 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9969 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9926 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9957 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9953 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9976 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9954 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.997 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9945 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9951 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9944 GPI | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9843 GPI | 0.9826 GPI | 0.987 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.995 GPI | 0.9867 GPI | 1 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9954 GPI | 0.9926 GPI | 0.9976 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 13 Seychelles 1.04 GPI compare
- 14 Albania 1.03 GPI compare
- 15 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.03 GPI compare
- 16 Burkina Faso 1.03 GPI compare
- 17 Hong Kong, China 1.03 GPI compare
- 18 India 1.03 GPI compare
- 19 Viet Nam 1.03 GPI compare
More reference data data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.24 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 10.27 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.02 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.08 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.23 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 667,681 number (2019)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.9944 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9826 GPI in 1997.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.