School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Peru
Peru: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.9614 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Peru, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.9614 GPI for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in 2019.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Peru peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.8648 GPI, in 1970.
Peru ranks 160th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9184 GPI | 0.8648 GPI | 0.956 GPI | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.9502 GPI | 0.9374 GPI | 0.959 GPI | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.9848 GPI | 0.9774 GPI | 1 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9894 GPI | 0.9614 GPI | 1 GPI | 10 |
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- 157 Philippines 0.9625 GPI compare
- 158 French Polynesia 0.9622 GPI compare
- 159 Fiji 0.962 GPI compare
- 161 Barbados 0.9595 GPI compare
- 162 Micronesia (country) 0.9591 GPI compare
- 163 Libya 0.9577 GPI compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Peru?
- School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Peru was 0.9614 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8648 GPI in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
- Peru ranks 160th out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.