School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Myanmar

Myanmar: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index was 1.09 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.09 GPI
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
34th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1.09 GPI
in 2016
All-time low
0.6093 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
29
1971–2018

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

00.250.50.7511971199420181971: 0.609 GPI1972: 0.616 GPI1976: 0.763 GPI1977: 0.764 GPI1978: 0.785 GPI1986: 0.858 GPI1987: 0.866 GPI1988: 0.882 GPI1989: 0.899 GPI1990: 0.92 GPI1991: 0.953 GPI1992: 0.978 GPI1993: 0.983 GPI1994: 0.982 GPI1999: 0.973 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 0.933 GPI2002: 0.921 GPI2003: 0.924 GPI2004: 0.92 GPI2005: 0.964 GPI2006: 0.972 GPI2007: 0.995 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2016: 1.1 GPI2017: 1.1 GPI2018: 1.1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Myanmar is 1.09 GPI, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Myanmar peaked at 1.09 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6093 GPI, in 1971.

That places Myanmar 34th out of 195 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.7073 GPI 0.6093 GPI 0.7848 GPI 5
1980s 0.8765 GPI 0.8578 GPI 0.8992 GPI 4
1990s 0.9649 GPI 0.9199 GPI 0.9835 GPI 6
2000s 0.9646 GPI 0.9195 GPI 1.04 GPI 9
2010s 1.07 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.09 GPI 5

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 31 Brazil 1.09 GPI compare
  2. 32 Puerto Rico (US) 1.09 GPI compare
  3. 33 Timor-Leste 1.09 GPI compare
  4. 35 Dominican Republic 1.08 GPI compare
  5. 36 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 1.08 GPI compare
  6. 37 Mexico 1.08 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 Myanmar?
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Myanmar was 1.09 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPI in 2016.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6093 GPI in 1971.
How does Myanmar rank for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index?
Myanmar ranks 34th out of 195 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Myanmar 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.