School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index was 1.09 GPI in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
1.09 GPI
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
32nd
of 195 countries
All-time high
1.09 GPI
in 2018
All-time low
1.03 GPI
in 2009
Years of data
9
2009–2018

School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Puerto Rico, 2009–2018

00.250.50.7512009201320182009: 1 GPI2010: 1.1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1.1 GPI2013: 1.1 GPI2014: 1.1 GPI2015: 1.1 GPI2016: 1.1 GPI2018: 1.1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Puerto Rico recorded 1.09 GPI for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in 2018. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Puerto Rico peaked at 1.09 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.03 GPI, in 2009.

That places Puerto Rico 32nd out of 195 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.03 GPI 1.03 GPI 1.03 GPI 1
2010s 1.08 GPI 1.04 GPI 1.09 GPI 8

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 29 Bahrain 1.09 GPI compare
  2. 30 Botswana 1.09 GPI
  3. 31 Brazil 1.09 GPI
  4. 33 East Timor 1.09 GPI compare
  5. 34 Myanmar 1.09 GPI compare
  6. 35 Dominican Republic 1.08 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 195 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Puerto Rico?
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPI in 2018.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2009.
How does Puerto Rico rank for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index?
Puerto Rico ranks 32nd out of 195 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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
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.