{"id": 1030010, "name": "School life expectancy in primary education, adjusted gender parity index", "unit": "index", "createdAt": "2025-05-14T12:36:10.000Z", "updatedAt": "2026-01-22T09:14:05.000Z", "coverage": "", "timespan": "1970-2024", "datasetId": 7075, "shortUnit": "", "columnOrder": 0, "shortName": "school_life_expectancy__primary__adjusted_gender_parity_index__gpia", "catalogPath": "grapher/unesco/2025-05-01/education_opri/education_opri#school_life_expectancy__primary__adjusted_gender_parity_index__gpia", "descriptionShort": "An [adjusted gender parity index](#dod:adjusted-gpi) of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in [primary](#dod:primary-education) school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.", "descriptionFromProducer": "", "type": "float", "grapherConfigIdETL": "0197a7cc-ef95-7f60-8fc5-90845c394381", "dataChecksum": "13790228859921829942", "metadataChecksum": "6372058205805306736", "datasetName": "UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) - Education (other policy relevant indicators)", "updatePeriodDays": 365, "datasetVersion": "2025-05-01", "nonRedistributable": false, "display": {"unit": "index", "numDecimalPlaces": 1}, "schemaVersion": 2, "processingLevel": "minor", "presentation": {"topicTagsLinks": ["Global Education"]}, "descriptionKey": ["In many countries, boys and girls do not spend the same amount of time in primary school \u2014 this indicator shows how close they are to parity in expected school duration at the primary level.", "It focuses specifically on school life expectancy in [primary education](#dod:primary-education), comparing the average number of years girls and boys are expected to spend in primary school based on current age-specific enrollment rates.", "The adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female school life expectancy in primary education by the male school life expectancy. If the result exceeds 1, it is inverted and subtracted from 2 to produce a symmetrical scale from 0 to 2, with 1 representing perfect parity.", "A value of 1 means boys and girls are expected to spend the same number of years in primary school. Values below 1 indicate boys are expected to spend more time in school; values above 1 indicate girls are.", "This indicator assumes current enrollment trends continue over time and includes all children, even those who may never enrol, giving a comprehensive view of participation in primary education.", "The data comes from administrative sources such as school censuses and registers, as well as population estimates by age, typically provided by national statistical offices or the United Nations Population Division.", "Disaggregated by sex, this indicator helps identify gender gaps in access to and retention in primary schooling.", "As with all expectancy-based indicators, it does not reflect actual completion or quality of education and may not account for repetition or part-time attendance, which can vary across contexts."], "dimensions": {"years": {"values": [{"id": 1970}, {"id": 1971}, {"id": 1972}, {"id": 1973}, {"id": 1974}, {"id": 1975}, {"id": 1976}, {"id": 1977}, {"id": 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"code": "AIA"}, {"id": 20, "name": "Antigua and Barbuda", "code": "ATG"}, {"id": 21, "name": "Argentina", "code": "ARG"}, {"id": 22, "name": "Armenia", "code": "ARM"}, {"id": 219, "name": "Aruba", "code": "ABW"}, {"id": 23, "name": "Australia", "code": "AUS"}, {"id": 24, "name": "Austria", "code": "AUT"}, {"id": 25, "name": "Azerbaijan", "code": "AZE"}, {"id": 26, "name": "Bahamas", "code": "BHS"}, {"id": 27, "name": "Bahrain", "code": "BHR"}, {"id": 28, "name": "Bangladesh", "code": "BGD"}, {"id": 29, "name": "Barbados", "code": "BRB"}, {"id": 30, "name": "Belarus", "code": "BLR"}, {"id": 4, "name": "Belgium", "code": "BEL"}, {"id": 31, "name": "Belize", "code": "BLZ"}, {"id": 32, "name": "Benin", "code": "BEN"}, {"id": 194, "name": "Bermuda", "code": "BMU"}, {"id": 33, "name": "Bhutan", "code": "BTN"}, {"id": 34, "name": "Bolivia", "code": "BOL"}, {"id": 35, "name": "Bosnia and Herzegovina", "code": "BIH"}, {"id": 36, "name": "Botswana", "code": "BWA"}, {"id": 37, "name": "Brazil", 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