School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Greece

Greece: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index was 0.9496 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.9496 GPI
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
152nd
of 195 countries
All-time high
1.05 GPI
in 2000
All-time low
0.7821 GPI
in 1974
Years of data
46
1971–2018

School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Greece, 1971–2018

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Greece is 0.9496 GPI, measured in 2018.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Greece peaked at 1.05 GPI in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7821 GPI, in 1974.

That places Greece 152nd out of 195 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.

School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Greece, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Greece, 1971 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1971 0.7865 GPI —
1972 0.7875 GPI +0.1%
1973 0.7852 GPI -0.3%
1974 0.7821 GPI -0.4%
1975 0.7846 GPI +0.3%
1976 0.801 GPI +2.1%
1977 0.8195 GPI +2.3%
1978 0.8499 GPI +3.7%
1979 0.8747 GPI +2.9%
1980 0.8881 GPI +1.5%
1981 0.9204 GPI +3.6%
1982 0.9391 GPI +2.0%
1983 0.9847 GPI +4.9%
1984 0.9902 GPI +0.6%
1985 0.9908 GPI +0.1%
1986 0.9794 GPI -1.1%
1987 0.9662 GPI -1.3%
1988 0.9585 GPI -0.8%
1989 0.9615 GPI +0.3%
1990 0.9778 GPI +1.7%
1991 0.9786 GPI +0.1%
1992 0.9847 GPI +0.6%
1993 1.01 GPI +2.9%
1994 0.962 GPI -5.1%
1995 1.01 GPI +5.4%
1996 1.02 GPI +1.1%
1997 1.04 GPI +1.0%
1998 1.04 GPI +0.3%
1999 1.04 GPI -0.1%
2000 1.05 GPI +1.5%
2001 1.04 GPI -1.2%
2002 1.02 GPI -2.5%
2003 1.01 GPI -0.9%
2004 0.9892 GPI -1.7%
2005 0.9614 GPI -2.8%
2006 0.9533 GPI -0.8%
2007 0.9403 GPI -1.4%
2010 0.9691 GPI +3.1%
2011 0.9811 GPI +1.2%
2012 0.9708 GPI -1.0%
2013 0.9691 GPI -0.2%
2014 0.9465 GPI -2.3%
2015 0.9349 GPI -1.2%
2016 0.9391 GPI +0.4%
2017 0.9449 GPI +0.6%
2018 0.9496 GPI +0.5%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 0.9496 GPI is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.01 GPI, 94% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 0.9496 GPI is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9965 GPI, 95% of the median. (50 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.8079 GPI 0.7821 GPI 0.8747 GPI 9
1980s 0.9579 GPI 0.8881 GPI 0.9908 GPI 10
1990s 1.01 GPI 0.962 GPI 1.04 GPI 10
2000s 0.9951 GPI 0.9403 GPI 1.05 GPI 8
2010s 0.9561 GPI 0.9349 GPI 0.9811 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 149 Gibraltar 0.9516 GPI compare
  2. 150 Zimbabwe 0.951 GPI compare
  3. 151 Germany 0.95 GPI compare
  4. 153 Australia 0.9406 GPI compare
  5. 154 United Arab Emirates 0.9399 GPI compare
  6. 155 Solomon Islands 0.9387 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Greece?
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Greece was 0.9496 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 2000.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7821 GPI in 1974.
How does Greece rank for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index?
Greece ranks 152nd out of 195 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,786 data points, 1970–2020
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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.