Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Micronesia (country), 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Micronesia (country) recorded 1.01 index for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Micronesia (country) peaked at 1.01 index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.916 index, in 2014.
Micronesia (country) ranks 49th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9568 index | — |
| 1972 | 0.9439 index | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.9692 index | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.9743 index | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.9789 index | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.9736 index | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.936 index | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.9752 index | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.9695 index | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9624 index | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.951 index | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9857 index | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9232 index | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.916 index | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9233 index | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9221 index | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9403 index | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9535 index | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9563 index | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9962 index | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9962 index | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9986 index | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1 index | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.01 index | +0.7% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 1.01 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9951 index, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 1.01 index is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9953 index, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9642 index | 0.936 index | 0.9789 index | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9664 index | 0.951 index | 0.9857 index | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9335 index | 0.916 index | 0.9563 index | 7 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 0.9962 index | 1.01 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
- 46 Cyprus 1.01 index compare
- 47 Palau 1.01 index compare
- 48 Saudi Arabia 1.01 index compare
- 50 Bermuda 1.01 index compare
- 51 Luxembourg 1.01 index compare
- 52 Saint Lucia 1.01 index compare
More health data for Micronesia (country)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4089 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 10 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,203 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0514 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3204 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3583 % 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 Micronesia (country)?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Micronesia (country) 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 Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.916 index in 2014.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 49th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) 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.