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

Portugal: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind was 0.9734 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9734 GPI
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
141st
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.9955 GPI
in 1993
All-time low
0.9562 GPI
in 2008
Years of data
25
1993–2018

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Portugal, 1993–2018

00.20.40.60.811993200520181993: 0.996 GPI1994: 0.979 GPI1995: 0.979 GPI1996: 0.985 GPI1998: 0.976 GPI1999: 0.976 GPI2000: 0.977 GPI2001: 0.986 GPI2002: 0.978 GPI2003: 0.973 GPI2004: 0.979 GPI2005: 0.977 GPI2006: 0.971 GPI2007: 0.965 GPI2008: 0.956 GPI2009: 0.97 GPI2010: 0.972 GPI2011: 0.972 GPI2012: 0.969 GPI2013: 0.963 GPI2014: 0.959 GPI2015: 0.959 GPI2016: 0.963 GPI2017: 0.966 GPI2018: 0.973 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Portugal stood at 0.9734 GPI.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Portugal peaked at 0.9955 GPI in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.9562 GPI, in 2008.

Portugal ranks 141st of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.982 GPI 0.9759 GPI 0.9955 GPI 6
2000s 0.9731 GPI 0.9562 GPI 0.9859 GPI 10
2010s 0.9662 GPI 0.9587 GPI 0.9734 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 138 Republic of Moldova 0.977 GPI compare
  2. 139 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.9741 GPI compare
  3. 140 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9737 GPI compare
  4. 142 Liberia 0.9726 GPI compare
  5. 143 Chile 0.9715 GPI compare
  6. 144 Luxembourg 0.9713 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 Portugal?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Portugal was 0.9734 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.9955 GPI in 1993.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9562 GPI in 2008.
How does Portugal rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind?
Portugal ranks 141st out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Portugal 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.