School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Ireland

Ireland: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index was 1.11 GPI in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
1.11 GPI
Change on year
up 13.4%
World rank
18th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1.13 GPI
in 1980
All-time low
0.9798 GPI
in 2017
Years of data
47
1971–2018

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 1.11 GPI for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in 2018.

The figure is up 13.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Ireland peaked at 1.13 GPI in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.9798 GPI, in 2017.

That places Ireland 18th out of 195 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.1 GPI 1.06 GPI 1.12 GPI 9
1980s 1.11 GPI 1.1 GPI 1.13 GPI 10
1990s 1.07 GPI 1.04 GPI 1.1 GPI 10
2000s 1.08 GPI 1.06 GPI 1.09 GPI 10
2010s 1.03 GPI 0.9798 GPI 1.11 GPI 8

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 15 Nicaragua 1.12 GPI compare
  2. 16 Namibia 1.12 GPI compare
  3. 17 Palau 1.12 GPI compare
  4. 19 Uruguay 1.11 GPI compare
  5. 20 Philippines 1.11 GPI compare
  6. 21 Andorra 1.11 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 Ireland?
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Ireland was 1.11 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 1.13 GPI in 1980.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9798 GPI in 2017.
How does Ireland rank for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index?
Ireland ranks 18th out of 195 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ireland 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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About this data

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.