School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Russia

Russia: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.988 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.988 GPI
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
108th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 2015
All-time low
0.988 GPI
in 2018
Years of data
27
1981–2018

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Russia, 1981–2018

00.250.50.7511981199920181981: 0.997 GPI1986: 1 GPI1989: 0.998 GPI1990: 0.998 GPI1991: 0.998 GPI1992: 1 GPI1993: 1 GPI1994: 1 GPI1995: 0.993 GPI1999: 0.989 GPI2000: 0.992 GPI2001: 0.996 GPI2002: 0.994 GPI2003: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 0.994 GPI2018: 0.988 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Russia stood at 0.988 GPI. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Russia peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.988 GPI, in 2018.

Russia ranks 108th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Russia, 1981 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1981 0.9968 GPI —
1986 1 GPI +0.8%
1989 0.9977 GPI -0.7%
1990 0.9981 GPI +0.0%
1991 0.9984 GPI +0.0%
1992 1 GPI +0.2%
1993 1 GPI +0.3%
1994 1 GPI -0.1%
1995 0.9935 GPI -0.9%
1999 0.9894 GPI -0.4%
2000 0.9915 GPI +0.2%
2001 0.9957 GPI +0.4%
2002 0.9944 GPI -0.1%
2003 1 GPI +0.6%
2005 1 GPI +0.3%
2006 1.01 GPI +0.4%
2007 1 GPI -0.3%
2008 1 GPI +0.0%
2009 1 GPI +0.1%
2011 1.01 GPI +0.1%
2012 1.01 GPI -0.0%
2013 1 GPI -0.1%
2014 1.01 GPI +0.1%
2015 1.01 GPI +0.1%
2016 1.01 GPI -0.2%
2017 0.9942 GPI -1.1%
2018 0.988 GPI -0.6%

Russia compared with similar countries

  • Russia's 0.988 GPI is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9971 GPI, 99% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
  • Russia's 0.988 GPI is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9983 GPI, 99% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.9996 GPI 0.9968 GPI 1 GPI 3
1990s 0.998 GPI 0.9894 GPI 1 GPI 7
2000s 1 GPI 0.9915 GPI 1.01 GPI 9
2010s 1 GPI 0.988 GPI 1.01 GPI 8

Countries ranked near Russia

  1. 105 Tajikistan 0.9888 GPI compare
  2. 106 Turkey 0.9886 GPI compare
  3. 107 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.988 GPI compare
  4. 109 Uzbekistan 0.9876 GPI compare
  5. 110 Poland 0.9868 GPI compare
  6. 111 Kyrgyzstan 0.9862 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 Russia?
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Russia was 0.988 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Russia?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2015.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Russia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.988 GPI in 2018.
How does Russia rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
Russia ranks 108th out of 197 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Russia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Russia 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.