School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Spain

Spain: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.01 GPI
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
101st
of 195 countries
All-time high
1.11 GPI
in 1996
All-time low
0.7822 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
48
1971–2018

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Spain is 1.01 GPI, measured in 2018.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Spain peaked at 1.11 GPI in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.7822 GPI, in 1971.

That places Spain 101st out of 195 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.

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

Annual values for School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Spain, 1971 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1971 0.7822 GPI —
1972 0.7842 GPI +0.3%
1973 0.8668 GPI +10.5%
1974 0.8802 GPI +1.5%
1975 0.9456 GPI +7.4%
1976 0.9624 GPI +1.8%
1977 0.9826 GPI +2.1%
1978 0.9924 GPI +1.0%
1979 0.9489 GPI -4.4%
1980 1.04 GPI +9.4%
1981 1.04 GPI +0.3%
1982 1 GPI -3.6%
1983 1.07 GPI +6.7%
1984 1.05 GPI -2.4%
1985 1.05 GPI +0.2%
1986 1.08 GPI +2.9%
1987 1.08 GPI +0.3%
1988 1.08 GPI -0.5%
1989 1.07 GPI -0.4%
1990 1.06 GPI -1.2%
1991 1.07 GPI +0.7%
1992 1.08 GPI +1.2%
1993 1.09 GPI +0.5%
1994 1.09 GPI +0.1%
1995 1.09 GPI -0.1%
1996 1.11 GPI +2.1%
1997 1.06 GPI -4.1%
1998 1.07 GPI +1.0%
1999 1.07 GPI -0.6%
2000 1.06 GPI -0.6%
2001 1.06 GPI -0.5%
2002 1.06 GPI +0.4%
2003 1.05 GPI -0.5%
2004 1.06 GPI +0.4%
2005 1.05 GPI -0.6%
2006 1.05 GPI -0.2%
2007 1.05 GPI +0.2%
2008 1.05 GPI -0.4%
2009 1.04 GPI -0.8%
2010 1.02 GPI -2.1%
2011 1.01 GPI -1.3%
2012 0.9992 GPI -0.6%
2013 0.9907 GPI -0.8%
2014 0.9889 GPI -0.2%
2015 0.9836 GPI -0.5%
2016 0.9917 GPI +0.8%
2017 1 GPI +1.0%
2018 1.01 GPI +0.5%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 1.01 GPI is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.01 GPI, 100% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 1.01 GPI is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9965 GPI, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.905 GPI 0.7822 GPI 0.9924 GPI 9
1980s 1.06 GPI 1 GPI 1.08 GPI 10
1990s 1.08 GPI 1.06 GPI 1.11 GPI 10
2000s 1.05 GPI 1.04 GPI 1.06 GPI 10
2010s 0.9984 GPI 0.9836 GPI 1.02 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 98 Cuba 1.01 GPI compare
  2. 99 Georgia 1.01 GPI compare
  3. 100 Netherlands 1.01 GPI compare
  4. 102 Kazakhstan 1.01 GPI compare
  5. 103 Denmark 1.01 GPI compare
  6. 104 France 1 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 Spain?
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Spain was 1.01 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPI in 1996.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7822 GPI in 1971.
How does Spain rank for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index?
Spain ranks 101st out of 195 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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.