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

Liberia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind was 0.9726 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.9726 GPI
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
142nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.9737 GPI
in 2016
All-time low
0.7207 GPI
in 2000
Years of data
10
1999–2017

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Liberia, 1999–2017

00.20.40.60.811999200820171999: 0.734 GPI2000: 0.721 GPI2006: 0.887 GPI2008: 0.883 GPI2009: 0.866 GPI2011: 0.887 GPI2014: 0.881 GPI2015: 0.865 GPI2016: 0.974 GPI2017: 0.973 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Liberia is 0.9726 GPI, measured in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Liberia peaked at 0.9737 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7207 GPI, in 2000.

Liberia ranks 142nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.734 GPI 0.734 GPI 0.734 GPI 1
2000s 0.8391 GPI 0.7207 GPI 0.8866 GPI 4
2010s 0.9159 GPI 0.8652 GPI 0.9737 GPI 5

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 139 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.9741 GPI compare
  2. 140 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9737 GPI compare
  3. 141 Portugal 0.9734 GPI compare
  4. 143 Chile 0.9715 GPI compare
  5. 144 Luxembourg 0.9713 GPI compare
  6. 145 South Africa 0.9712 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Liberia?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Liberia was 0.9726 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9737 GPI in 2016.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7207 GPI in 2000.
How does Liberia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind?
Liberia ranks 142nd out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Liberia 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.