School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in New Zealand

New Zealand: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
1.01 GPI
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
50th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 2016
All-time low
0.9741 GPI
in 1982
Years of data
49
1970–2018

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in New Zealand, 1970–2018

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in New Zealand is 1.01 GPI, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in New Zealand peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9741 GPI, in 1982.

New Zealand ranks 50th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI) in New Zealand, 1970 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1970 0.9813 GPI —
1971 0.9803 GPI -0.1%
1972 0.9851 GPI +0.5%
1973 0.9836 GPI -0.2%
1974 0.9775 GPI -0.6%
1975 0.9785 GPI +0.1%
1976 0.98 GPI +0.2%
1977 0.9806 GPI +0.1%
1978 0.9806 GPI +0.0%
1979 0.9795 GPI -0.1%
1980 0.9802 GPI +0.1%
1981 0.9771 GPI -0.3%
1982 0.9741 GPI -0.3%
1983 0.9744 GPI +0.0%
1984 0.9814 GPI +0.7%
1985 0.9831 GPI +0.2%
1986 0.9879 GPI +0.5%
1987 0.9893 GPI +0.1%
1988 0.9946 GPI +0.5%
1989 0.9896 GPI -0.5%
1990 0.9812 GPI -0.8%
1991 0.9892 GPI +0.8%
1992 0.9892 GPI +0.0%
1993 0.9938 GPI +0.5%
1994 0.9954 GPI +0.2%
1995 0.9969 GPI +0.1%
1996 0.9963 GPI -0.1%
1997 0.9932 GPI -0.3%
1998 0.9956 GPI +0.2%
1999 0.9981 GPI +0.3%
2000 1 GPI +0.3%
2001 0.9938 GPI -0.8%
2002 0.9952 GPI +0.1%
2003 0.9952 GPI -0.0%
2004 0.9929 GPI -0.2%
2005 0.9918 GPI -0.1%
2006 0.9929 GPI +0.1%
2007 0.9974 GPI +0.4%
2008 0.9976 GPI +0.0%
2009 1 GPI +0.4%
2010 1 GPI +0.2%
2011 1.01 GPI +0.4%
2012 1.01 GPI -0.0%
2013 1.01 GPI -0.0%
2014 1 GPI -0.3%
2015 1.01 GPI +0.2%
2016 1.01 GPI +0.2%
2017 1 GPI -0.3%
2018 1.01 GPI +0.2%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 1.01 GPI is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9971 GPI, 1.0× the median. (71 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 1.01 GPI is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9784 GPI, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9807 GPI 0.9775 GPI 0.9851 GPI 10
1980s 0.9832 GPI 0.9741 GPI 0.9946 GPI 10
1990s 0.9929 GPI 0.9812 GPI 0.9981 GPI 10
2000s 0.996 GPI 0.9918 GPI 1 GPI 10
2010s 1.01 GPI 1 GPI 1.01 GPI 9

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 47 Mexico 1.01 GPI compare
  2. 48 Malta 1.01 GPI compare
  3. 49 Armenia 1.01 GPI compare
  4. 51 Liechtenstein 1.01 GPI compare
  5. 52 British Virgin Islands 1 GPI compare
  6. 53 Latvia 1 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 New Zealand?
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in New Zealand was 1.01 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2016.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9741 GPI in 1982.
How does New Zealand rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
New Zealand ranks 50th out of 197 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this New Zealand 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
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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.