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

Marshall Islands: School life expectancy, primary and lower … lower GPI gender parity was 0.9851 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.9851 GPI
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
120th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.19 GPI
in 2005
All-time low
0.9586 GPI
in 2004
Years of data
13
1999–2019

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Marshall Islands, 1999–2019

00.250.50.7511.21999200920191999: 1 GPI2002: 0.963 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 0.959 GPI2005: 1.2 GPI2006: 0.988 GPI2007: 0.992 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 0.995 GPI2011: 0.974 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2019: 0.985 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2019, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Marshall Islands stood at 0.9851 GPI.

That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Marshall Islands peaked at 1.19 GPI in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.9586 GPI, in 2004.

That places Marshall Islands 120th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Marshall Islands, 1999 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1999 1 GPI —
2002 0.9627 GPI -4.1%
2003 1.02 GPI +6.5%
2004 0.9586 GPI -6.5%
2005 1.19 GPI +23.8%
2006 0.9875 GPI -16.8%
2007 0.9919 GPI +0.4%
2008 1.02 GPI +2.4%
2009 0.9954 GPI -2.0%
2011 0.9739 GPI -2.2%
2015 1 GPI +2.7%
2016 1.01 GPI +1.1%
2019 0.9851 GPI -2.6%

Marshall Islands compared with similar countries

  • Marshall Islands's 0.9851 GPI is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9918 GPI, 99% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Marshall Islands's 0.9851 GPI is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.995 GPI, 99% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1 GPI 1 GPI 1 GPI 1
2000s 1.02 GPI 0.9586 GPI 1.19 GPI 8
2010s 0.9927 GPI 0.9739 GPI 1.01 GPI 4

Countries ranked near Marshall Islands

  1. 117 Lithuania 0.9869 GPI compare
  2. 118 Bulgaria 0.9855 GPI compare
  3. 118 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9855 GPI compare
  4. 121 Romania 0.9846 GPI compare
  5. 122 Fiji 0.9837 GPI compare
  6. 123 Netherlands 0.9836 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Marshall Islands?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Marshall Islands was 0.9851 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Marshall Islands?
The highest recorded value was 1.19 GPI in 2005.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Marshall Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9586 GPI in 2004.
How does Marshall Islands rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Marshall Islands ranks 120th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Marshall Islands 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.