Marshall Islands vs South Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index

Marshall Islands
1.04 GPI
in 2019
South Africa
1.04 GPI
in 2018
Marshall Islands rank
36th
South Africa rank
39th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index over time

  • Marshall Islands
  • South Africa
00.250.50.751199820082019

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 1.04 GPI against 1.04 GPI in South Africa, a difference of 0 GPI.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was South Africa ahead.

Marshall Islands ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 39th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Marshall Islands South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 1.06 GPI 1.09 GPI 0.034 GPI South Africa
2000s 1.02 GPI 1.03 GPI 0.0166 GPI South Africa
2010s 1.05 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.035 GPI Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index, Marshall Islands or South Africa?
Marshall Islands, at 1.04 GPI against 1.04 GPI in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index between Marshall Islands and South Africa?
0 GPI, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and South Africa?
13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Marshall Islands and South Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
Marshall Islands ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 39th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,598 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.