School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Guyana

Guyana: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.9638 GPI in 2012. ▬ Flat

Latest (2012)
0.9638 GPI
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
155th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPI
in 1985
All-time low
0.9562 GPI
in 2000
Years of data
34
1971–2012

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Guyana, 1971–2012

00.250.50.7511971199120121971: 0.979 GPI1972: 0.985 GPI1973: 0.995 GPI1974: 0.994 GPI1976: 0.994 GPI1977: 0.992 GPI1978: 1 GPI1979: 0.988 GPI1980: 0.995 GPI1981: 0.994 GPI1982: 0.995 GPI1984: 1 GPI1985: 1 GPI1986: 0.998 GPI1987: 0.991 GPI1988: 0.98 GPI1989: 0.975 GPI1991: 0.973 GPI1992: 0.973 GPI1993: 0.981 GPI1995: 0.974 GPI1996: 0.973 GPI1997: 0.972 GPI1999: 0.965 GPI2000: 0.956 GPI2001: 0.972 GPI2003: 0.988 GPI2005: 0.995 GPI2007: 0.984 GPI2008: 0.985 GPI2009: 0.975 GPI2010: 0.969 GPI2011: 0.961 GPI2012: 0.964 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Guyana recorded 0.9638 GPI for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in 2012.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Guyana peaked at 1.02 GPI in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.9562 GPI, in 2000.

That places Guyana 155th out of 197 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.991 GPI 0.979 GPI 1 GPI 8
1980s 0.9953 GPI 0.9748 GPI 1.02 GPI 9
1990s 0.973 GPI 0.9648 GPI 0.9807 GPI 7
2000s 0.9794 GPI 0.9562 GPI 0.9953 GPI 7
2010s 0.9646 GPI 0.9611 GPI 0.969 GPI 3

Countries ranked near Guyana

  1. 152 Marshall Islands 0.9646 GPI compare
  2. 153 El Salvador 0.9641 GPI compare
  3. 153 Sao Tome and Principe 0.9641 GPI compare
  4. 156 Morocco 0.9633 GPI compare
  5. 157 Philippines 0.9625 GPI compare
  6. 158 French Polynesia 0.9622 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Guyana?
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Guyana was 0.9638 GPI in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 1985.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9562 GPI in 2000.
How does Guyana rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
Guyana ranks 155th out of 197 countries with data for 2012.
Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Guyana 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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About this data

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
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.