School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.9917 GPI in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
0.9917 GPI
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
96th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.12 GPI
in 1985
All-time low
0.9855 GPI
in 2005
Years of data
38
1970–2010

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Nicaragua, 1970–2010

00.250.50.7511970199020101970: 1 GPI1971: 1 GPI1972: 1.1 GPI1973: 1.1 GPI1975: 1.1 GPI1976: 1.1 GPI1977: 1.1 GPI1978: 1.1 GPI1979: 1.1 GPI1980: 1.1 GPI1982: 1.1 GPI1983: 1.1 GPI1984: 1.1 GPI1985: 1.1 GPI1986: 1.1 GPI1987: 1.1 GPI1988: 1.1 GPI1989: 1.1 GPI1990: 1.1 GPI1991: 1.1 GPI1992: 1.1 GPI1993: 1 GPI1994: 1 GPI1995: 1 GPI1996: 1 GPI1997: 1 GPI1998: 1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 0.995 GPI2004: 0.99 GPI2005: 0.985 GPI2006: 0.986 GPI2007: 0.99 GPI2008: 0.989 GPI2010: 0.992 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Nicaragua is 0.9917 GPI, measured in 2010.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Nicaragua peaked at 1.12 GPI in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.9855 GPI, in 2005.

Nicaragua ranks 96th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.07 GPI 1.04 GPI 1.1 GPI 9
1980s 1.09 GPI 1.06 GPI 1.12 GPI 9
1990s 1.05 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.08 GPI 10
2000s 0.9974 GPI 0.9855 GPI 1.02 GPI 9
2010s 0.9917 GPI 0.9917 GPI 0.9917 GPI 1

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 93 Hungary 0.9939 GPI compare
  2. 94 Switzerland 0.9938 GPI compare
  3. 95 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9918 GPI compare
  4. 97 Romania 0.9914 GPI compare
  5. 98 Bolivia 0.9911 GPI compare
  6. 99 Uruguay 0.9909 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Nicaragua?
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Nicaragua was 0.9917 GPI in 2010, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 1.12 GPI in 1985.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9855 GPI in 2005.
How does Nicaragua rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
Nicaragua ranks 96th out of 197 countries with data for 2010.
Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nicaragua 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.