Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Germany
Germany: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Germany, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2024, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Germany stood at 1.01 index. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Germany peaked at 1.01 index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9948 index, in 2013.
Germany ranks 59th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Germany, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9969 index | — |
| 2002 | 0.996 index | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9974 index | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9981 index | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9999 index | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9989 index | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9972 index | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9977 index | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9976 index | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9981 index | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9992 index | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9948 index | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9949 index | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9958 index | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9996 index | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9983 index | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9999 index | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9989 index | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1 index | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1 index | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.01 index | +0.4% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 1.01 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 index, 1.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Germany's 1.01 index is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9989 index, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.998 index | 0.996 index | 1 index | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9978 index | 0.9948 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 0.9989 index | 1.01 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More health data for Germany
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9955 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,164 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 368 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2000)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0216 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Germany?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Germany was 1.01 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9948 index in 2013.
- How does Germany rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Germany ranks 59th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.