School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Least developed countries

Least developed countries: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind was 0.9416 GPI in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9416 GPI
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
37th
of 44 countries
All-time high
0.9425 GPI
in 2017
All-time low
0.7984 GPI
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Least developed countries, 1997–2019

00.20.40.60.811997200820191997: 0.798 GPI1998: 0.801 GPI1999: 0.818 GPI2000: 0.833 GPI2001: 0.844 GPI2002: 0.843 GPI2003: 0.847 GPI2004: 0.841 GPI2005: 0.863 GPI2006: 0.875 GPI2007: 0.882 GPI2008: 0.892 GPI2009: 0.901 GPI2010: 0.911 GPI2011: 0.911 GPI2012: 0.919 GPI2013: 0.924 GPI2014: 0.931 GPI2015: 0.942 GPI2016: 0.942 GPI2017: 0.942 GPI2018: 0.941 GPI2019: 0.942 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Least developed countries recorded 0.9416 GPI for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Least developed countries peaked at 0.9425 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7984 GPI, in 1997.

Least developed countries ranks 37th of 44 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8058 GPI 0.7984 GPI 0.818 GPI 3
2000s 0.8621 GPI 0.8328 GPI 0.9011 GPI 10
2010s 0.9306 GPI 0.9115 GPI 0.9425 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Least developed countries

  1. 34 Bahrain 1.01 GPI compare
  2. 35 Comoros 1.01 GPI compare
  3. 36 Ukraine 1.01 GPI compare
  4. 37 Belgium 1.01 GPI compare
  5. 38 Sao Tome and Principe 1.01 GPI compare
  6. 39 Israel 1.01 GPI compare
  7. 40 Sweden 1.01 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 Least developed countries?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Least developed countries was 0.9416 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Least developed countries?
The highest recorded value was 0.9425 GPI in 2017.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Least developed countries?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7984 GPI in 1997.
How does Least developed countries rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind?
Least developed countries ranks 37th out of 44 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind rising or falling in Least developed countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least developed 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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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.