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

United States: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index was 0.9912 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.9912 GPI
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
119th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1.05 GPI
in 1981
All-time low
0.5616 GPI
in 1972
Years of data
35
1972–2018

School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in United States, 1972–2018

00.250.50.7511972199520181972: 0.562 GPI1978: 1 GPI1981: 1.1 GPI1982: 1.1 GPI1983: 1 GPI1984: 1 GPI1985: 1 GPI1986: 1 GPI1987: 1 GPI1990: 1 GPI1991: 1 GPI1993: 0.998 GPI1994: 0.992 GPI1995: 1 GPI1996: 0.999 GPI1998: 1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 0.993 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 0.995 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 0.998 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 0.995 GPI2017: 0.995 GPI2018: 0.991 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

United States recorded 0.9912 GPI for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in 2018.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in United States peaked at 1.05 GPI in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.5616 GPI, in 1972.

That places United States 119th 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 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.7922 GPI 0.5616 GPI 1.02 GPI 2
1980s 1.04 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.05 GPI 7
1990s 1.01 GPI 0.992 GPI 1.04 GPI 7
2000s 1.01 GPI 0.9925 GPI 1.02 GPI 10
2010s 1 GPI 0.9912 GPI 1.01 GPI 9

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 116 Uzbekistan 0.9948 GPI compare
  2. 117 Syria 0.9948 GPI compare
  3. 118 South Korea 0.994 GPI compare
  4. 120 Latvia 0.9894 GPI compare
  5. 121 Egypt 0.9892 GPI compare
  6. 122 El Salvador 0.9875 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in United States?
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in United States was 0.9912 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 1981.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5616 GPI in 1972.
How does United States rank for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index?
United States ranks 119th out of 195 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States 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.