School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 1.02 GPI in 2019. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Saint Lucia, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Saint Lucia stood at 1.02 GPI.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Saint Lucia peaked at 1.18 GPI in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.9255 GPI, in 1993.
Saint Lucia ranks 24th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.13 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 1.18 GPI | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 1.03 GPI | -12.7% |
| 1974 | 1.01 GPI | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.9868 GPI | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 1 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 1 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.01 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 1.08 GPI | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 1.02 GPI | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 1.01 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 1 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 1 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.9841 GPI | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.9668 GPI | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.9532 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.9323 GPI | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9462 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.9477 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.932 GPI | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.9255 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9301 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9463 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.968 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.954 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9683 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9504 GPI | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9488 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9565 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9257 GPI | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9537 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9729 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9738 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9941 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPI | +0.5% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 1.02 GPI is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9846 GPI, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 1.02 GPI is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9784 GPI, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.04 GPI | 0.9868 GPI | 1.18 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9971 GPI | 0.9323 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.938 GPI | 0.9255 GPI | 0.9477 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9532 GPI | 0.9257 GPI | 0.9683 GPI | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9949 GPI | 0.9729 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More reference data data for Saint Lucia
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0745 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Saint Lucia?
- School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Saint Lucia was 1.02 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 GPI in 1972.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9255 GPI in 1993.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
- Saint Lucia ranks 24th out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.