School life expectancy, primary and lower … lower GPI gender parity in Latvia

Latvia: School life expectancy, primary and lower … lower GPI gender parity was 0.9966 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9966 GPI
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
84th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1 GPI
in 1994
All-time low
0.9645 GPI
in 2008
Years of data
25
1994–2018

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

00.250.50.7511994200620181994: 1 GPI1995: 0.995 GPI1996: 0.997 GPI1997: 0.995 GPI1998: 0.981 GPI1999: 0.981 GPI2000: 0.983 GPI2001: 0.978 GPI2002: 0.981 GPI2003: 0.977 GPI2004: 0.979 GPI2005: 0.971 GPI2006: 0.966 GPI2007: 0.969 GPI2008: 0.964 GPI2009: 0.973 GPI2010: 0.976 GPI2011: 0.976 GPI2012: 0.98 GPI2013: 0.983 GPI2014: 0.989 GPI2015: 0.99 GPI2016: 0.992 GPI2017: 0.995 GPI2018: 0.997 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 Latvia is 0.9966 GPI, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Latvia peaked at 1 GPI in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.9645 GPI, in 2008.

That places Latvia 84th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

School life expectancy, primary and lower … lower GPI gender parity in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Latvia, 1994 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1994 1 GPI —
1995 0.9951 GPI -0.9%
1996 0.9967 GPI +0.2%
1997 0.9947 GPI -0.2%
1998 0.9805 GPI -1.4%
1999 0.9807 GPI +0.0%
2000 0.983 GPI +0.2%
2001 0.9783 GPI -0.5%
2002 0.9814 GPI +0.3%
2003 0.9775 GPI -0.4%
2004 0.9787 GPI +0.1%
2005 0.9709 GPI -0.8%
2006 0.9657 GPI -0.5%
2007 0.9685 GPI +0.3%
2008 0.9645 GPI -0.4%
2009 0.9728 GPI +0.9%
2010 0.9758 GPI +0.3%
2011 0.9761 GPI +0.0%
2012 0.9796 GPI +0.4%
2013 0.9829 GPI +0.3%
2014 0.9887 GPI +0.6%
2015 0.9897 GPI +0.1%
2016 0.9919 GPI +0.2%
2017 0.9946 GPI +0.3%
2018 0.9966 GPI +0.2%

Latvia compared with similar countries

  • Latvia's 0.9966 GPI is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9934 GPI, 1.0× the median. (69 countries reporting)
  • Latvia's 0.9966 GPI is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9953 GPI, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9919 GPI 0.9805 GPI 1 GPI 6
2000s 0.9741 GPI 0.9645 GPI 0.983 GPI 10
2010s 0.9862 GPI 0.9758 GPI 0.9966 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 81 North Macedonia 0.9979 GPI compare
  2. 82 Serbia 0.997 GPI compare
  3. 83 Spain 0.9968 GPI compare
  4. 85 Austria 0.9963 GPI compare
  5. 86 Tonga 0.9962 GPI compare
  6. 87 Switzerland 0.9953 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Latvia?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Latvia was 0.9966 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 1994.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9645 GPI in 2008.
How does Latvia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Latvia ranks 84th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Latvia 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.