School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
1.01 GPI
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
90th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPI
in 1986
All-time low
0.9889 GPI
in 1993
Years of data
47
1971–2018

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in United Kingdom stood at 1.01 GPI.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in United Kingdom peaked at 1.03 GPI in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.9889 GPI, in 1993.

United Kingdom ranks 90th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.01 GPI 0.9973 GPI 1.02 GPI 9
1980s 1.03 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.03 GPI 10
1990s 1.01 GPI 0.9889 GPI 1.03 GPI 10
2000s 1.02 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.03 GPI 10
2010s 1.02 GPI 1 GPI 1.03 GPI 8

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 87 India 1.02 GPI compare
  2. 88 Eswatini 1.02 GPI compare
  3. 89 Estonia 1.01 GPI compare
  4. 91 Albania 1.01 GPI compare
  5. 92 Vanuatu 1.01 GPI compare
  6. 93 Cayman Islands 1.01 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in United Kingdom?
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 1986.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9889 GPI in 1993.
How does United Kingdom rank for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index?
United Kingdom ranks 90th out of 195 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United Kingdom 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.