School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Switzerland

Switzerland: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index was 0.9557 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.9557 GPI
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
148th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.9775 GPI
in 2013
All-time low
0.8666 GPI
in 1978
Years of data
39
1978–2018

School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Switzerland, 1978–2018

00.20.40.60.811978199820181978: 0.867 GPI1979: 0.885 GPI1980: 0.895 GPI1981: 0.897 GPI1982: 0.903 GPI1983: 0.907 GPI1984: 0.91 GPI1985: 0.916 GPI1986: 0.921 GPI1987: 0.927 GPI1988: 0.933 GPI1989: 0.942 GPI1990: 0.943 GPI1991: 0.948 GPI1992: 0.948 GPI1993: 0.931 GPI1994: 0.937 GPI1995: 0.937 GPI1996: 0.943 GPI1998: 0.919 GPI1999: 0.926 GPI2000: 0.934 GPI2001: 0.946 GPI2002: 0.941 GPI2003: 0.939 GPI2004: 0.937 GPI2005: 0.94 GPI2006: 0.941 GPI2007: 0.947 GPI2008: 0.953 GPI2009: 0.959 GPI2010: 0.971 GPI2011: 0.975 GPI2012: 0.973 GPI2013: 0.977 GPI2015: 0.969 GPI2016: 0.967 GPI2017: 0.961 GPI2018: 0.956 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Switzerland is 0.9557 GPI, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Switzerland peaked at 0.9775 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8666 GPI, in 1978.

That places Switzerland 148th out of 195 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.8759 GPI 0.8666 GPI 0.8853 GPI 2
1980s 0.9151 GPI 0.8949 GPI 0.9415 GPI 10
1990s 0.9367 GPI 0.9192 GPI 0.9478 GPI 9
2000s 0.9438 GPI 0.9344 GPI 0.9591 GPI 10
2010s 0.9686 GPI 0.9557 GPI 0.9775 GPI 8

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 145 Norway 0.9592 GPI compare
  2. 146 Gambia 0.9586 GPI compare
  3. 147 Ethiopia 0.9566 GPI compare
  4. 149 Gibraltar 0.9516 GPI compare
  5. 150 Zimbabwe 0.951 GPI compare
  6. 151 Germany 0.95 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 Switzerland?
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Switzerland was 0.9557 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 0.9775 GPI in 2013.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8666 GPI in 1978.
How does Switzerland rank for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index?
Switzerland ranks 148th out of 195 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland 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.