School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Rwanda
Rwanda: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.9756 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Rwanda, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Rwanda stood at 0.9756 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Rwanda peaked at 1.03 GPI in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.7703 GPI, in 1972.
That places Rwanda 127th out of 197 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8202 GPI | 0.7703 GPI | 0.8869 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9478 GPI | 0.909 GPI | 0.9828 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9751 GPI | 0.9588 GPI | 0.9939 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9691 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9756 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Rwanda?
- School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Rwanda was 0.9756 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2006.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7703 GPI in 1972.
- How does Rwanda rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
- Rwanda ranks 127th out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.