School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index was 1.12 GPI in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
1.12 GPI
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
15th
of 195 countries
All-time high
2.12 GPI
in 1985
All-time low
0.8739 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
28
1970–2010

School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Nicaragua, 1970–2010

00.511.521970199020101970: 0.922 GPI1971: 0.874 GPI1972: 0.919 GPI1973: 0.951 GPI1974: 1 GPI1975: 1 GPI1977: 0.955 GPI1979: 1.2 GPI1980: 1.2 GPI1982: 1.2 GPI1983: 1.2 GPI1984: 1.4 GPI1985: 2.1 GPI1986: 1.8 GPI1987: 1.8 GPI1988: 1.8 GPI1989: 1.6 GPI1998: 1.2 GPI1999: 1.2 GPI2000: 1.2 GPI2001: 1.2 GPI2002: 1.2 GPI2004: 1.2 GPI2005: 1.2 GPI2006: 1.2 GPI2007: 1.2 GPI2008: 1.2 GPI2010: 1.1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 1.12 GPI for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in 2010.

That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Nicaragua peaked at 2.12 GPI in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.8739 GPI, in 1971.

Nicaragua ranks 15th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Nicaragua, 1970 to 2010.
Year GPI Change
1970 0.9219 GPI —
1971 0.8739 GPI -5.2%
1972 0.9194 GPI +5.2%
1973 0.9515 GPI +3.5%
1974 1.02 GPI +7.3%
1975 1.05 GPI +2.6%
1977 0.9545 GPI -8.9%
1979 1.17 GPI +22.4%
1980 1.16 GPI -0.9%
1982 1.19 GPI +3.1%
1983 1.19 GPI -0.2%
1984 1.41 GPI +18.1%
1985 2.12 GPI +50.6%
1986 1.85 GPI -12.8%
1987 1.76 GPI -4.8%
1988 1.76 GPI -0.1%
1989 1.64 GPI -6.8%
1998 1.2 GPI -26.7%
1999 1.19 GPI -0.6%
2000 1.18 GPI -0.7%
2001 1.19 GPI +0.4%
2002 1.18 GPI -0.8%
2004 1.15 GPI -2.2%
2005 1.15 GPI +0.1%
2006 1.15 GPI -0.2%
2007 1.16 GPI +0.3%
2008 1.16 GPI +0.5%
2010 1.12 GPI -3.5%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

  • Nicaragua's 1.12 GPI is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9975 GPI, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Nicaragua's 1.12 GPI is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.04 GPI, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Nicaragua 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.

YearChange FromTo
1985 +50.6% 1.41 GPI 2.12 GPI

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9823 GPI 0.8739 GPI 1.17 GPI 8
1980s 1.56 GPI 1.16 GPI 2.12 GPI 9
1990s 1.2 GPI 1.19 GPI 1.2 GPI 2
2000s 1.17 GPI 1.15 GPI 1.19 GPI 8
2010s 1.12 GPI 1.12 GPI 1.12 GPI 1

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 12 Honduras 1.12 GPI compare
  2. 13 Bermuda 1.12 GPI compare
  3. 14 Rwanda 1.12 GPI compare
  4. 16 Namibia 1.12 GPI compare
  5. 17 Palau 1.12 GPI compare
  6. 18 Ireland 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 Nicaragua?
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Nicaragua was 1.12 GPI in 2010, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 2.12 GPI in 1985.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8739 GPI in 1971.
How does Nicaragua rank for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index?
Nicaragua ranks 15th out of 195 countries with data for 2010.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nicaragua 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
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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.