School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Liberia
Liberia: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index was 0.7547 GPI in 2015. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Liberia, 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Liberia is 0.7547 GPI, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Liberia peaked at 0.8134 GPI in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.2814 GPI, in 1971.
That places Liberia 179th out of 195 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Liberia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2856 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.2814 GPI | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2831 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.3218 GPI | +13.7% |
| 1976 | 0.31 GPI | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3888 GPI | +25.4% |
| 1979 | 0.3752 GPI | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3855 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6531 GPI | +69.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7311 GPI | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8134 GPI | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7626 GPI | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7547 GPI | -1.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.7547 GPI is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8127 GPI, 93% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.7547 GPI is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9023 GPI, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Liberia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +69.4% | 0.3855 GPI | 0.6531 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3208 GPI | 0.2814 GPI | 0.3888 GPI | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.3855 GPI | 0.3855 GPI | 0.3855 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.6531 GPI | 0.6531 GPI | 0.6531 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7311 GPI | 0.7311 GPI | 0.7311 GPI | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7769 GPI | 0.7547 GPI | 0.8134 GPI | 3 |
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More reference data data for Liberia
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.229 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2896 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Liberia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Liberia was 0.7547 GPI in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8134 GPI in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2814 GPI in 1971.
- How does Liberia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index?
- Liberia ranks 179th out of 195 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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
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.