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Description

The number of years of schooling that a female child of school entrance age can expect to receive divided by the number of years of schooling a male child can expect to receive, assuming that prevailing patterns of age-specific enrolment rates persist throughout their life. The ratio was calculated as: mean years of schooling (female) / mean years of schooling (male).

Long-Term Objective

The long-term objective for this indicator is a value of .

Reference

UNDESA

Source

http://hdr.undp.org/en/data (education > mean years of schooling)