Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Montserrat
Montserrat: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9261 index in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Montserrat, 1972–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Montserrat is 0.9261 index, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Montserrat peaked at 1.09 index in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.7395 index, in 1998.
Montserrat ranks 201st of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Montserrat, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.9857 index | — |
| 1973 | 0.985 index | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.9375 index | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 0.9384 index | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.9253 index | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.9413 index | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.9423 index | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.9448 index | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.903 index | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.972 index | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 0.9763 index | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.9669 index | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.892 index | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 0.9362 index | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9619 index | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.9577 index | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.9591 index | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.963 index | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9792 index | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.9486 index | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9896 index | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9797 index | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 1 index | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7395 index | -26.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8501 index | +15.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8653 index | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9397 index | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9585 index | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.947 index | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.979 index | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9574 index | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.06 index | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 1.02 index | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9738 index | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 1.09 index | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9757 index | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 1.01 index | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9641 index | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9128 index | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9454 index | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 1.07 index | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 1.08 index | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.05 index | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.02 index | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9397 index | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9557 index | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9261 index | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9508 index | 0.9253 index | 0.9857 index | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.947 index | 0.892 index | 0.9763 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9312 index | 0.7395 index | 1 index | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.9656 index | 0.8653 index | 1.06 index | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 0.9128 index | 1.09 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9597 index | 0.9261 index | 1.02 index | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Montserrat?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Montserrat was 0.9261 index in 2023, 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 Montserrat?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 index in 2011.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Montserrat?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7395 index in 1998.
- How does Montserrat rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Montserrat ranks 201st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Montserrat?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montserrat 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.