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

Switzerland: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind was 0.9953 GPI in 2018. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9953 GPI
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
87th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 2001
All-time low
0.9932 GPI
in 2017
Years of data
25
1993–2018

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

00.250.50.7511993200520181993: 0.998 GPI1994: 1 GPI1995: 1 GPI1996: 1 GPI1998: 1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 0.997 GPI2016: 0.994 GPI2017: 0.993 GPI2018: 0.995 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 0.9953 GPI for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in 2018.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Switzerland peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.9932 GPI, in 2017.

That places Switzerland 87th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1 GPI 0.9983 GPI 1.01 GPI 6
2000s 1.01 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
2010s 1 GPI 0.9932 GPI 1.01 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 84 Latvia 0.9966 GPI compare
  2. 85 Austria 0.9963 GPI compare
  3. 86 Tonga 0.9962 GPI compare
  4. 88 United States of America 0.9953 GPI compare
  5. 89 Argentina 0.9952 GPI compare
  6. 90 Norway 0.9943 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 Switzerland?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Switzerland was 0.9953 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 Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2001.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9932 GPI in 2017.
How does Switzerland rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind?
Switzerland ranks 87th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Switzerland 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.