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

Sri Lanka: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind was 0.9908 GPI in 2018. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9908 GPI
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
102nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.06 GPI
in 2004
All-time low
0.9659 GPI
in 2011
Years of data
20
1995–2018

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Sri Lanka, 1995–2018

00.250.50.7511995200620181995: 1 GPI1998: 0.998 GPI2001: 0.996 GPI2002: 0.996 GPI2003: 0.999 GPI2004: 1.1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 0.999 GPI2008: 0.997 GPI2009: 0.996 GPI2010: 0.968 GPI2011: 0.966 GPI2012: 0.986 GPI2013: 0.982 GPI2014: 0.981 GPI2015: 0.982 GPI2016: 0.982 GPI2017: 0.986 GPI2018: 0.991 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Sri Lanka stood at 0.9908 GPI.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.06 GPI in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.9659 GPI, in 2011.

Sri Lanka ranks 102nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.01 GPI 0.998 GPI 1.01 GPI 2
2000s 1 GPI 0.9958 GPI 1.06 GPI 9
2010s 0.9804 GPI 0.9659 GPI 0.9908 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 99 Cyprus 0.9917 GPI compare
  2. 100 Finland 0.9912 GPI compare
  3. 101 Slovak Republic 0.9911 GPI compare
  4. 103 Germany 0.9908 GPI compare
  5. 104 Jamaica 0.9902 GPI compare
  6. 105 Cayman Islands 0.9897 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 233 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Sri Lanka?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Sri Lanka was 0.9908 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 Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPI in 2004.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9659 GPI in 2011.
How does Sri Lanka rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind?
Sri Lanka ranks 102nd out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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.