School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.9697 GPI in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9697 GPI
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
137th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.12 GPI
in 2001
All-time low
0.7345 GPI
in 1986
Years of data
36
1976–2016

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1976–2016

00.250.50.7511976199620161976: 0.938 GPI1977: 0.926 GPI1978: 0.938 GPI1979: 0.961 GPI1980: 0.974 GPI1981: 0.951 GPI1982: 0.737 GPI1984: 0.978 GPI1985: 0.862 GPI1986: 0.735 GPI1987: 0.991 GPI1988: 0.975 GPI1989: 0.977 GPI1990: 0.947 GPI1991: 0.996 GPI1992: 0.974 GPI1993: 0.992 GPI1994: 1 GPI1995: 1 GPI1998: 1 GPI2000: 1.1 GPI2001: 1.1 GPI2002: 1.1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 0.989 GPI2007: 0.941 GPI2008: 0.951 GPI2009: 0.958 GPI2010: 0.955 GPI2011: 0.984 GPI2012: 0.985 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 0.997 GPI2015: 0.993 GPI2016: 0.97 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Saint Kitts and Nevis is 0.9697 GPI, measured in 2016.

The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 1.12 GPI in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.7345 GPI, in 1986.

That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 137th out of 197 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1976 to 2016.
Year GPI Change
1976 0.9378 GPI —
1977 0.9264 GPI -1.2%
1978 0.9384 GPI +1.3%
1979 0.9614 GPI +2.5%
1980 0.9739 GPI +1.3%
1981 0.951 GPI -2.4%
1982 0.7374 GPI -22.5%
1984 0.978 GPI +32.6%
1985 0.8623 GPI -11.8%
1986 0.7345 GPI -14.8%
1987 0.9907 GPI +34.9%
1988 0.9749 GPI -1.6%
1989 0.9775 GPI +0.3%
1990 0.9475 GPI -3.1%
1991 0.9959 GPI +5.1%
1992 0.9741 GPI -2.2%
1993 0.9924 GPI +1.9%
1994 1 GPI +1.0%
1995 1.03 GPI +3.2%
1998 1.01 GPI -2.2%
2000 1.07 GPI +5.9%
2001 1.12 GPI +4.6%
2002 1.07 GPI -4.2%
2003 1.03 GPI -4.2%
2004 1.04 GPI +0.8%
2005 0.9887 GPI -4.8%
2007 0.9406 GPI -4.9%
2008 0.9509 GPI +1.1%
2009 0.9583 GPI +0.8%
2010 0.9554 GPI -0.3%
2011 0.984 GPI +3.0%
2012 0.9853 GPI +0.1%
2013 1.01 GPI +2.4%
2014 0.9967 GPI -1.2%
2015 0.9926 GPI -0.4%
2016 0.9697 GPI -2.3%

Saint Kitts and Nevis compared with similar countries

  • Saint Kitts and Nevis's 0.9697 GPI is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9971 GPI, 97% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis's 0.9697 GPI is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9784 GPI, 99% of the median. (38 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Saint Kitts and Nevis changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1987 +34.9% 0.7345 GPI 0.9907 GPI
1984 +32.6% 0.7374 GPI 0.978 GPI

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.941 GPI 0.9264 GPI 0.9614 GPI 4
1980s 0.9089 GPI 0.7345 GPI 0.9907 GPI 9
1990s 0.9942 GPI 0.9475 GPI 1.03 GPI 7
2000s 1.02 GPI 0.9406 GPI 1.12 GPI 9
2010s 0.9847 GPI 0.9554 GPI 1.01 GPI 7

Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis

  1. 134 Djibouti 0.9712 GPI compare
  2. 135 Chile 0.9711 GPI compare
  3. 136 Haiti 0.971 GPI compare
  4. 138 Dominica 0.9695 GPI compare
  5. 139 Aruba 0.9687 GPI compare
  6. 140 Cambodia 0.9687 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 0.9697 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
The highest recorded value was 1.12 GPI in 2001.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7345 GPI in 1986.
How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 137th out of 197 countries with data for 2016.
Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis 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
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.