School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Latvia

Latvia: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
1 GPI
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
53rd
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.07 GPI
in 1990
All-time low
0.971 GPI
in 1997
Years of data
30
1989–2018

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Latvia, 1989–2018

00.250.50.7511989200320181989: 1 GPI1990: 1.1 GPI1991: 0.998 GPI1992: 1 GPI1993: 1 GPI1994: 0.998 GPI1995: 0.972 GPI1996: 0.971 GPI1997: 0.971 GPI1998: 0.977 GPI1999: 0.978 GPI2000: 0.984 GPI2001: 0.984 GPI2002: 0.982 GPI2003: 0.98 GPI2004: 0.982 GPI2005: 0.982 GPI2006: 0.982 GPI2007: 0.976 GPI2008: 0.973 GPI2009: 0.977 GPI2010: 0.983 GPI2011: 0.985 GPI2012: 0.988 GPI2013: 0.992 GPI2014: 0.996 GPI2015: 0.998 GPI2016: 0.998 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Latvia is 1 GPI, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Latvia peaked at 1.07 GPI in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.971 GPI, in 1997.

That places Latvia 53rd out of 197 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1 GPI 1 GPI 1 GPI 1
1990s 0.9948 GPI 0.971 GPI 1.07 GPI 10
2000s 0.9803 GPI 0.9735 GPI 0.9842 GPI 10
2010s 0.9939 GPI 0.9833 GPI 1 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 50 New Zealand 1.01 GPI compare
  2. 51 Liechtenstein 1.01 GPI compare
  3. 52 British Virgin Islands 1 GPI compare
  4. 54 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 GPI compare
  5. 55 Kenya 1 GPI compare
  6. 56 Czechia 1 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Latvia?
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Latvia was 1 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPI in 1990.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.971 GPI in 1997.
How does Latvia rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
Latvia ranks 53rd out of 197 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Latvia 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.