School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Latvia

Latvia: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index was 0.9894 GPI in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.9894 GPI
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
120th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1.08 GPI
in 1996
All-time low
0.9822 GPI
in 2013
Years of data
28
1991–2018

School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Latvia, 1991–2018

00.250.50.7511991200420181991: 0.998 GPI1992: 1 GPI1993: 1 GPI1994: 1.1 GPI1995: 1.1 GPI1996: 1.1 GPI1997: 1.1 GPI1998: 1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 0.993 GPI2004: 0.993 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 0.987 GPI2012: 0.99 GPI2013: 0.982 GPI2014: 0.983 GPI2015: 0.988 GPI2016: 0.991 GPI2017: 0.993 GPI2018: 0.989 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Latvia is 0.9894 GPI, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Latvia peaked at 1.08 GPI in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.9822 GPI, in 2013.

That places Latvia 120th out of 195 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.05 GPI 0.9977 GPI 1.08 GPI 9
2000s 1.01 GPI 0.9931 GPI 1.03 GPI 10
2010s 0.9894 GPI 0.9822 GPI 0.9997 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 117 Syria 0.9948 GPI compare
  2. 118 South Korea 0.994 GPI compare
  3. 119 United States 0.9912 GPI compare
  4. 121 Egypt 0.9892 GPI compare
  5. 122 El Salvador 0.9875 GPI compare
  6. 123 Italy 0.9868 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Latvia?
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Latvia was 0.9894 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPI in 1996.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9822 GPI in 2013.
How does Latvia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index?
Latvia ranks 120th out of 195 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latvia 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.