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

United States: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.9986 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9986 GPI
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
72nd
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPI
in 1999
All-time low
0.9798 GPI
in 1993
Years of data
34
1981–2018

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in United States, 1981–2018

00.250.50.7511981199920181981: 1 GPI1982: 1 GPI1983: 0.995 GPI1984: 1 GPI1985: 1 GPI1986: 1 GPI1987: 0.996 GPI1990: 0.994 GPI1991: 0.981 GPI1993: 0.98 GPI1994: 0.99 GPI1995: 0.989 GPI1996: 0.987 GPI1998: 1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 0.984 GPI2001: 0.998 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 0.996 GPI2005: 0.991 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 0.998 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 0.99 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 0.985 GPI2013: 0.992 GPI2014: 0.997 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 0.998 GPI2017: 0.992 GPI2018: 0.999 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

United States recorded 0.9986 GPI for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in 2018.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in United States peaked at 1.03 GPI in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.9798 GPI, in 1993.

That places United States 72nd out of 197 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.01 GPI 0.9951 GPI 1.02 GPI 7
1990s 0.9968 GPI 0.9798 GPI 1.03 GPI 8
2000s 0.9995 GPI 0.9838 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
2010s 0.9953 GPI 0.9855 GPI 1 GPI 9

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 69 Palestine 0.9993 GPI compare
  2. 70 Lithuania 0.9993 GPI compare
  3. 71 Denmark 0.999 GPI compare
  4. 73 Australia 0.9985 GPI compare
  5. 74 South Korea 0.9983 GPI compare
  6. 75 Serbia 0.9983 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in United States?
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in United States was 0.9986 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 1999.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9798 GPI in 1993.
How does United States rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
United States ranks 72nd out of 197 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United States 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.