Djibouti vs South Africa: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index

Djibouti
1 GPI
in 2020
South Africa
1 GPI
in 2018
Djibouti rank
96th
South Africa rank
95th

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

  • Djibouti
  • South Africa
00.250.50.751197119952020

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1 GPI against 1 GPI in Djibouti, a difference of 0 GPI.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1989 it was South Africa ahead.

Djibouti ranks 96th and South Africa ranks 95th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 0.7217 GPI 1.05 GPI 0.3245 GPI South Africa
1990s 0.7419 GPI 1.03 GPI 0.2896 GPI South Africa
2000s 0.7748 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.2321 GPI South Africa
2010s 1.01 GPI 0.9997 GPI 0.0106 GPI Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index, Djibouti or South Africa?
South Africa, at 1 GPI against 1 GPI in Djibouti as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index between Djibouti and South Africa?
0 GPI, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and South Africa?
19 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2018.
How do Djibouti and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
Djibouti ranks 96th and South Africa ranks 95th 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.