Burundi vs South Asia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index

Burundi
1.04 GPI
in 2019
South Asia
0.9928 GPI
in 2019
Burundi rank
24th
South Asia rank
22nd

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index over time

  • Burundi
  • South Asia
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 1.04 GPI against 0.9928 GPI in South Asia, a difference of 0.0472 GPI.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times South Asia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1971 it was South Asia ahead.

Burundi ranks 24th and South Asia ranks 22nd of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and South Asia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi South Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5618 GPI 0.5641 GPI 0.0023 GPI South Asia
1980s 0.6623 GPI 0.6239 GPI 0.0384 GPI Burundi
1990s 0.792 GPI 0.6979 GPI 0.0941 GPI Burundi
2000s 0.8507 GPI 0.9191 GPI 0.0684 GPI South Asia
2010s 0.9878 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.0203 GPI South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index, Burundi or South Asia?
Burundi, at 1.04 GPI against 0.9928 GPI in South Asia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index between Burundi and South Asia?
0.0472 GPI, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and South Asia?
39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Burundi and South Asia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
Burundi ranks 24th and South Asia ranks 22nd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and 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
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,783 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. 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.