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

United Kingdom: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind was 0.9877 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9877 GPI
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
112th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 2006
All-time low
0.9839 GPI
in 2010
Years of data
20
1998–2018

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in United Kingdom, 1998–2018

00.250.50.7511998200820181998: 0.999 GPI1999: 0.999 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 0.987 GPI2009: 0.986 GPI2010: 0.984 GPI2011: 0.987 GPI2012: 0.986 GPI2013: 0.992 GPI2014: 0.989 GPI2015: 0.989 GPI2017: 0.987 GPI2018: 0.988 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

United Kingdom recorded 0.9877 GPI for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in 2018.

That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in United Kingdom peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.9839 GPI, in 2010.

United Kingdom ranks 112th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.999 GPI 0.9987 GPI 0.9992 GPI 2
2000s 0.9997 GPI 0.9862 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
2010s 0.9877 GPI 0.9839 GPI 0.9921 GPI 8

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 109 Poland 0.9882 GPI compare
  2. 110 Jordan 0.9882 GPI compare
  3. 111 Myanmar 0.9877 GPI compare
  4. 113 Grenada 0.9875 GPI compare
  5. 114 Kyrgyzstan 0.9875 GPI compare
  6. 115 Greece 0.9874 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in United Kingdom?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in United Kingdom was 0.9877 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 United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2006.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9839 GPI in 2010.
How does United Kingdom rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind?
United Kingdom ranks 112th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United Kingdom 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.