School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Portugal

Portugal: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.9747 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9747 GPI
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
128th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1 GPI
in 1983
All-time low
0.8859 GPI
in 1988
Years of data
46
1971–2018

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Portugal, 1971–2018

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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 Portugal is 0.9747 GPI, measured in 2018.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Portugal peaked at 1 GPI in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.8859 GPI, in 1988.

That places Portugal 128th out of 197 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Portugal, 1971 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1971 0.9827 GPI —
1972 0.9844 GPI +0.2%
1973 0.9777 GPI -0.7%
1974 0.9744 GPI -0.3%
1975 0.9726 GPI -0.2%
1976 0.9622 GPI -1.1%
1977 0.9502 GPI -1.2%
1978 0.9517 GPI +0.2%
1979 0.9297 GPI -2.3%
1980 0.9535 GPI +2.6%
1981 0.9546 GPI +0.1%
1982 1 GPI +5.0%
1983 1 GPI +0.0%
1984 1 GPI -0.0%
1985 0.9452 GPI -5.7%
1986 0.9473 GPI +0.2%
1987 0.9466 GPI -0.1%
1988 0.8859 GPI -6.4%
1990 0.9587 GPI +8.2%
1991 0.9558 GPI -0.3%
1992 0.9648 GPI +0.9%
1993 0.9624 GPI -0.3%
1994 0.9522 GPI -1.1%
1995 0.9577 GPI +0.6%
1996 0.9588 GPI +0.1%
1998 0.9557 GPI -0.3%
1999 0.9553 GPI -0.0%
2000 0.9556 GPI +0.0%
2001 0.9786 GPI +2.4%
2002 0.9639 GPI -1.5%
2003 0.9503 GPI -1.4%
2004 0.9512 GPI +0.1%
2005 0.9539 GPI +0.3%
2006 0.9522 GPI -0.2%
2007 0.9471 GPI -0.5%
2008 0.9456 GPI -0.2%
2009 0.9664 GPI +2.2%
2010 0.9705 GPI +0.4%
2011 0.9721 GPI +0.2%
2012 0.9719 GPI -0.0%
2013 0.965 GPI -0.7%
2014 0.959 GPI -0.6%
2015 0.9628 GPI +0.4%
2016 0.9653 GPI +0.3%
2017 0.9676 GPI +0.2%
2018 0.9747 GPI +0.7%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 0.9747 GPI is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9971 GPI, 98% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
  • Portugal's 0.9747 GPI is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9983 GPI, 98% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9651 GPI 0.9297 GPI 0.9844 GPI 9
1980s 0.96 GPI 0.8859 GPI 1 GPI 9
1990s 0.9579 GPI 0.9522 GPI 0.9648 GPI 9
2000s 0.9565 GPI 0.9456 GPI 0.9786 GPI 10
2010s 0.9677 GPI 0.959 GPI 0.9747 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 125 Venezuela 0.9765 GPI compare
  2. 126 Luxembourg 0.9762 GPI compare
  3. 127 Rwanda 0.9756 GPI compare
  4. 129 Zimbabwe 0.9745 GPI compare
  5. 130 Mongolia 0.9744 GPI compare
  6. 131 Moldova 0.974 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 Portugal?
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Portugal was 0.9747 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 1983.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8859 GPI in 1988.
How does Portugal rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
Portugal ranks 128th out of 197 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Portugal 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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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.