School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index was 1.05 GPI in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
1.05 GPI
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
58th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1.12 GPI
in 1986
All-time low
1.01 GPI
in 2010
Years of data
23
1976–2018

School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Sri Lanka, 1976–2018

00.250.50.7511976199720181976: 1.1 GPI1981: 1.1 GPI1982: 1.1 GPI1983: 1.1 GPI1984: 1.1 GPI1985: 1.1 GPI1986: 1.1 GPI1987: 1.1 GPI1988: 1.1 GPI1989: 1.1 GPI1990: 1.1 GPI1991: 1.1 GPI1992: 1.1 GPI1993: 1.1 GPI1994: 1.1 GPI1995: 1.1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1.1 GPI2018: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Sri Lanka stood at 1.05 GPI.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.12 GPI in 1986 and was at its lowest, 1.01 GPI, in 2010.

That places Sri Lanka 58th out of 195 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.06 GPI 1.06 GPI 1.06 GPI 1
1980s 1.1 GPI 1.08 GPI 1.12 GPI 9
1990s 1.09 GPI 1.08 GPI 1.1 GPI 6
2010s 1.04 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.05 GPI 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 55 New Zealand 1.06 GPI compare
  2. 56 Colombia 1.05 GPI compare
  3. 57 Mauritania 1.05 GPI compare
  4. 59 Croatia 1.05 GPI compare
  5. 60 Barbados 1.04 GPI compare
  6. 61 Argentina 1.04 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 Sri Lanka?
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Sri Lanka was 1.05 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 1.12 GPI in 1986.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2010.
How does Sri Lanka rank for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index?
Sri Lanka ranks 58th out of 195 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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.