School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.9971 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9971 GPI
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
82nd
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 1991
All-time low
0.9947 GPI
in 2010
Years of data
43
1971–2018

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in United Kingdom, 1971–2018

00.250.50.7511971199420181971: 1 GPI1972: 0.998 GPI1973: 0.998 GPI1974: 1 GPI1975: 1 GPI1976: 1 GPI1977: 1 GPI1978: 1 GPI1979: 1 GPI1980: 1 GPI1981: 1 GPI1982: 1 GPI1983: 1 GPI1984: 0.999 GPI1985: 1 GPI1986: 1 GPI1987: 1 GPI1988: 1 GPI1989: 1 GPI1990: 1 GPI1991: 1 GPI1992: 1 GPI1998: 0.999 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 0.999 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 0.997 GPI2009: 0.997 GPI2010: 0.995 GPI2011: 0.999 GPI2012: 0.999 GPI2013: 0.998 GPI2014: 0.998 GPI2015: 0.999 GPI2016: 0.998 GPI2017: 0.997 GPI2018: 0.997 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

United Kingdom recorded 0.9971 GPI for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in 2018.

That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in United Kingdom peaked at 1.01 GPI in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.9947 GPI, in 2010.

United Kingdom ranks 82nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in United Kingdom, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI) in United Kingdom, 1971 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1971 1 GPI —
1972 0.9984 GPI -0.2%
1973 0.9985 GPI +0.0%
1974 0.9997 GPI +0.1%
1975 1 GPI +0.2%
1976 1 GPI +0.2%
1977 1 GPI -0.0%
1978 1 GPI -0.0%
1979 1 GPI -0.0%
1980 1 GPI +0.0%
1981 1 GPI -0.0%
1982 1 GPI -0.0%
1983 1 GPI -0.1%
1984 0.9989 GPI -0.4%
1985 1 GPI +0.5%
1986 1 GPI +0.0%
1987 1 GPI -0.0%
1988 1 GPI -0.1%
1989 1 GPI +0.2%
1990 1 GPI -0.0%
1991 1.01 GPI +0.2%
1992 1 GPI -0.5%
1998 0.9989 GPI -0.3%
1999 1 GPI +0.2%
2000 1 GPI +0.0%
2001 1 GPI +0.0%
2002 1 GPI +0.0%
2003 1 GPI +0.0%
2004 1 GPI -0.1%
2005 0.9989 GPI -0.2%
2006 1 GPI +0.6%
2007 1 GPI -0.1%
2008 0.9968 GPI -0.7%
2009 0.9972 GPI +0.0%
2010 0.9947 GPI -0.3%
2011 0.9987 GPI +0.4%
2012 0.9994 GPI +0.1%
2013 0.9976 GPI -0.2%
2014 0.998 GPI +0.0%
2015 0.9987 GPI +0.1%
2016 0.9983 GPI -0.0%
2017 0.9971 GPI -0.1%
2018 0.9971 GPI -0.0%

United Kingdom compared with similar countries

  • United Kingdom's 0.9971 GPI is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9971 GPI, 1.0× the median. (71 countries reporting)
  • United Kingdom's 0.9971 GPI is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9983 GPI, 100% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1 GPI 0.9984 GPI 1 GPI 9
1980s 1 GPI 0.9989 GPI 1 GPI 10
1990s 1 GPI 0.9989 GPI 1.01 GPI 5
2000s 1 GPI 0.9968 GPI 1 GPI 10
2010s 0.9977 GPI 0.9947 GPI 0.9994 GPI 9

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 79 Argentina 0.9977 GPI compare
  2. 80 Iceland 0.9974 GPI compare
  3. 81 Belarus 0.9972 GPI compare
  4. 83 Burkina Faso 0.9971 GPI compare
  5. 84 Slovakia 0.996 GPI compare
  6. 85 Canada 0.9957 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 United Kingdom?
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in United Kingdom was 0.9971 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 1991.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9947 GPI in 2010.
How does United Kingdom rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
United Kingdom ranks 82nd out of 197 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United Kingdom 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.