School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Switzerland

Switzerland: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.9938 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9938 GPI
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
94th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPI
in 1984
All-time low
0.993 GPI
in 2016
Years of data
45
1973–2018

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Switzerland, 1973–2018

00.250.50.7511973199520181973: 1 GPI1974: 1 GPI1975: 1 GPI1976: 1 GPI1977: 1 GPI1978: 1 GPI1979: 1 GPI1980: 1 GPI1981: 1 GPI1982: 1 GPI1983: 1 GPI1984: 1 GPI1985: 1 GPI1986: 1 GPI1987: 1 GPI1988: 1 GPI1989: 1 GPI1990: 1 GPI1991: 1 GPI1992: 1 GPI1993: 0.993 GPI1994: 0.997 GPI1995: 0.996 GPI1996: 0.998 GPI1998: 0.996 GPI1999: 0.995 GPI2000: 0.998 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 0.997 GPI2005: 0.997 GPI2006: 0.997 GPI2007: 0.997 GPI2008: 0.996 GPI2009: 0.996 GPI2010: 0.997 GPI2011: 0.996 GPI2012: 0.999 GPI2013: 0.999 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 0.997 GPI2016: 0.993 GPI2017: 0.993 GPI2018: 0.994 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 0.9938 GPI for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in 2018.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Switzerland peaked at 1.02 GPI in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.993 GPI, in 2016.

That places Switzerland 94th out of 197 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.01 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.02 GPI 7
1980s 1.01 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.02 GPI 10
1990s 1 GPI 0.9935 GPI 1.01 GPI 9
2000s 0.9984 GPI 0.996 GPI 1 GPI 10
2010s 0.9966 GPI 0.993 GPI 1 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 91 Finland 0.9943 GPI compare
  2. 92 Solomon Islands 0.9942 GPI compare
  3. 93 Hungary 0.9939 GPI compare
  4. 95 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9918 GPI compare
  5. 96 Nicaragua 0.9917 GPI compare
  6. 97 Romania 0.9914 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 Switzerland?
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Switzerland was 0.9938 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 1984.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.993 GPI in 2016.
How does Switzerland rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
Switzerland ranks 94th out of 197 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Switzerland 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.