School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Brazil

Brazil: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.9376 GPI in 2011. ▬ Flat

Latest (2011)
0.9376 GPI
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
173rd
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.9636 GPI
in 2009
All-time low
0.927 GPI
in 2002
Years of data
10
1999–2011

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Brazil, 1999–2011

00.20.40.60.811999200520111999: 0.948 GPI2001: 0.938 GPI2002: 0.927 GPI2003: 0.944 GPI2004: 0.946 GPI2005: 0.944 GPI2007: 0.947 GPI2008: 0.936 GPI2009: 0.964 GPI2011: 0.938 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2011, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Brazil stood at 0.9376 GPI.

That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Brazil peaked at 0.9636 GPI in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.927 GPI, in 2002.

Brazil ranks 173rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Brazil, 1999 to 2011.
Year GPI Change
1999 0.9481 GPI —
2001 0.9382 GPI -1.0%
2002 0.927 GPI -1.2%
2003 0.9438 GPI +1.8%
2004 0.9459 GPI +0.2%
2005 0.9438 GPI -0.2%
2007 0.947 GPI +0.3%
2008 0.9359 GPI -1.2%
2009 0.9636 GPI +3.0%
2011 0.9376 GPI -2.7%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 0.9376 GPI is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9846 GPI, 95% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 0.9376 GPI is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9784 GPI, 96% of the median. (38 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9481 GPI 0.9481 GPI 0.9481 GPI 1
2000s 0.9432 GPI 0.927 GPI 0.9636 GPI 8
2010s 0.9376 GPI 0.9376 GPI 0.9376 GPI 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 170 Nigeria 0.9397 GPI compare
  2. 171 Cote d'Ivoire 0.9394 GPI compare
  3. 172 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.9385 GPI compare
  4. 174 Sudan 0.9351 GPI compare
  5. 175 Cape Verde 0.9337 GPI compare
  6. 176 Benin 0.9269 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 197 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Brazil?
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Brazil was 0.9376 GPI in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.9636 GPI in 2009.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.927 GPI in 2002.
How does Brazil rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
Brazil ranks 173rd out of 197 countries with data for 2011.
Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,121 data points, 1970–2020
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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.