School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Libya

Libya: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.9577 GPI in 2006. ▲ Rising

Latest (2006)
0.9577 GPI
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
163rd
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPI
in 2001
All-time low
0.5732 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
20
1971–2006

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Libya, 1971–2006

00.250.50.7511971198820061971: 0.573 GPI1972: 0.639 GPI1973: 0.723 GPI1974: 0.803 GPI1975: 0.845 GPI1976: 0.869 GPI1977: 0.902 GPI1978: 0.911 GPI1979: 0.918 GPI1980: 0.915 GPI1981: 0.929 GPI1983: 0.928 GPI1986: 0.942 GPI1999: 0.986 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 0.97 GPI2004: 0.971 GPI2005: 0.988 GPI2006: 0.958 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Libya is 0.9577 GPI, measured in 2006.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Libya peaked at 1.02 GPI in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.5732 GPI, in 1971.

That places Libya 163rd out of 197 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.7983 GPI 0.5732 GPI 0.9183 GPI 9
1980s 0.9287 GPI 0.9153 GPI 0.9424 GPI 4
1990s 0.9859 GPI 0.9859 GPI 0.9859 GPI 1
2000s 0.9842 GPI 0.9577 GPI 1.02 GPI 6

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 160 Peru 0.9614 GPI compare
  2. 161 Barbados 0.9595 GPI compare
  3. 162 Micronesia (country) 0.9591 GPI compare
  4. 164 Namibia 0.9571 GPI compare
  5. 165 Myanmar 0.9554 GPI compare
  6. 166 South Africa 0.955 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 Libya?
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Libya was 0.9577 GPI in 2006, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2001.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5732 GPI in 1971.
How does Libya rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
Libya ranks 163rd out of 197 countries with data for 2006.
Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Libya 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.