School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Pakistan
Pakistan: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.8592 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Pakistan, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Pakistan stood at 0.8592 GPI.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Pakistan peaked at 0.8714 GPI in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3826 GPI, in 1971.
That places Pakistan 190th out of 197 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4333 GPI | 0.3826 GPI | 0.496 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.5202 GPI | 0.5026 GPI | 0.5356 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5335 GPI | 0.5335 GPI | 0.5335 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7592 GPI | 0.6797 GPI | 0.8545 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8591 GPI | 0.8457 GPI | 0.8714 GPI | 10 |
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- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
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- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Pakistan?
- School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Pakistan was 0.8592 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8714 GPI in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3826 GPI in 1971.
- How does Pakistan rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
- Pakistan ranks 190th out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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
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.