School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Guyana

Guyana: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index was 1.03 GPI in 2012. ▬ Flat

Latest (2012)
1.03 GPI
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
70th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1.05 GPI
in 1986
All-time low
0.97 GPI
in 2007
Years of data
18
1971–2012

School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Guyana, 1971–2012

00.250.50.7511971199120121971: 1 GPI1972: 0.994 GPI1973: 0.984 GPI1974: 0.989 GPI1976: 1 GPI1984: 0.996 GPI1985: 0.998 GPI1986: 1 GPI1987: 1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2001: 0.996 GPI2005: 1 GPI2007: 0.97 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Guyana recorded 1.03 GPI for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in 2012.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Guyana peaked at 1.05 GPI in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.97 GPI, in 2007.

Guyana ranks 70th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Guyana, 1971 to 2012.
Year GPI Change
1971 1.03 GPI —
1972 0.994 GPI -3.3%
1973 0.9837 GPI -1.0%
1974 0.9895 GPI +0.6%
1976 1.04 GPI +5.4%
1984 0.9962 GPI -4.5%
1985 0.9982 GPI +0.2%
1986 1.05 GPI +5.0%
1987 1.04 GPI -1.2%
1999 1 GPI -3.2%
2001 0.9955 GPI -0.7%
2005 1.02 GPI +2.9%
2007 0.97 GPI -5.3%
2008 1.03 GPI +5.8%
2009 1 GPI -2.1%
2010 1.04 GPI +3.5%
2011 1.04 GPI -0.4%
2012 1.03 GPI -0.6%

Guyana compared with similar countries

  • Guyana's 1.03 GPI is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.01 GPI, 1.0× the median. (72 countries reporting)
  • Guyana's 1.03 GPI is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.04 GPI, 99% of the median. (38 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.01 GPI 0.9837 GPI 1.04 GPI 5
1980s 1.02 GPI 0.9962 GPI 1.05 GPI 4
1990s 1 GPI 1 GPI 1 GPI 1
2000s 1 GPI 0.97 GPI 1.03 GPI 5
2010s 1.03 GPI 1.03 GPI 1.04 GPI 3

Countries ranked near Guyana

  1. 67 Nauru 1.03 GPI compare
  2. 68 Dominica 1.03 GPI compare
  3. 69 Djibouti 1.03 GPI compare
  4. 71 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.03 GPI compare
  5. 72 Ecuador 1.03 GPI compare
  6. 73 Tonga 1.03 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 Guyana?
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Guyana was 1.03 GPI in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 1986.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.97 GPI in 2007.
How does Guyana rank for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index?
Guyana ranks 70th out of 195 countries with data for 2012.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Guyana 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
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.