School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in North America
North America: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind was 0.9959 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in North America, 1992–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in North America stood at 0.9959 GPI.
That represents a change of down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in North America peaked at 1.01 GPI in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.9857 GPI, in 1996.
North America ranks 11th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in North America, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.987 GPI | — |
| 1993 | 0.9866 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9862 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.99 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9857 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9974 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.01 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9877 GPI | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9962 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9969 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9987 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9892 GPI | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 1 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.999 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9987 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9961 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9987 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9922 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9906 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9992 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9868 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9918 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9959 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9959 GPI | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9944 GPI | 0.9857 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.9976 GPI | 0.9877 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9949 GPI | 0.9868 GPI | 1 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near North America
More reference data data for North America
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 2.25 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 2.15 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.07 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 4.41 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.08 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.07 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 99.6% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.08 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 1.27 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 271,413 number (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in North America?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in North America was 0.9959 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 1999.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9857 GPI in 1996.
- How does North America rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind?
- North America ranks 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North America 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.