Puerto Rico vs Sri Lanka: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Puerto Rico
1.01 index
in 2024
Sri Lanka
1.01 index
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
39th
Sri Lanka rank
38th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Puerto Rico
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.01 index against 1.01 index in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 39th and Sri Lanka ranks 38th of 215 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 index | 0.9951 index | 0.0126 index | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 0.9942 index | 0.9894 index | 0.0048 index | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 0.0037 index | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Puerto Rico or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.01 index against 1.01 index in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Puerto Rico and Sri Lanka?
- 0 index, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Sri Lanka?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and Sri Lanka rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Puerto Rico ranks 39th and Sri Lanka ranks 38th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.