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

Latest (2019)
0.9959 GPI
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
11th
of 43 groups
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 1999
All-time low
0.9857 GPI
in 1996
Years of data
28
1992–2019

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in North America, 1992–2019

00.250.50.7511992200520191992: 0.987 GPI1993: 0.987 GPI1994: 0.986 GPI1995: 0.99 GPI1996: 0.986 GPI1997: 0.997 GPI1998: 1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 0.988 GPI2001: 0.996 GPI2002: 0.997 GPI2003: 0.999 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 0.989 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 0.999 GPI2008: 0.999 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 0.996 GPI2011: 0.999 GPI2012: 0.992 GPI2013: 0.991 GPI2014: 0.999 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 0.987 GPI2017: 0.992 GPI2018: 0.996 GPI2019: 0.996 GPI

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

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in North America, 1992 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 8 Bhutan 1.06 GPI compare
  2. 9 Burundi 1.05 GPI compare
  3. 10 Suriname 1.05 GPI compare
  4. 11 Mexico 1.04 GPI compare
  5. 12 Naoero 1.04 GPI compare
  6. 13 Seychelles 1.04 GPI compare
  7. 14 Albania 1.03 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 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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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.