How does Puerto Rico rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?

Puerto Rico ranks 101st out of 197 countries with data for 2018.

Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Puerto Rico?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Puerto Rico 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.

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Puerto Rico

Name: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Puerto Rico
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Puerto Rico: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.9906 GPI in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)

0.9906 GPI

Change on year

down 0.5%

World rank

101st

of 197 countries

All-time high

1.05 GPI

in 2012

All-time low

0.9906 GPI

in 2018

Years of data

2009–2018

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Puerto Rico, 2009–2018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Puerto Rico stood at 0.9906 GPI. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Puerto Rico peaked at 1.05 GPI in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9906 GPI, in 2018.

Puerto Rico ranks 101st of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	1.04 GPI	1.04 GPI	1.04 GPI	1
2010s	1.02 GPI	0.9906 GPI	1.05 GPI	8

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

98 Bolivia 0.9911 GPI compare
99 Uruguay 0.9909 GPI compare
100 Cyprus 0.9908 GPI compare
102 Bahrain 0.9898 GPI compare
103 Sri Lanka 0.9892 GPI compare
104 Tunisia 0.9891 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Puerto Rico?: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Puerto Rico was 0.9906 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Puerto Rico?: The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 2012.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Puerto Rico?: The lowest recorded value was 0.9906 GPI in 2018.
How does Puerto Rico rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?: Puerto Rico ranks 101st out of 197 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Puerto Rico?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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: 07 August 2026

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.