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

France
0.9999 GPI
in 2018
South Africa
1 GPI
in 2018
France rank
97th
South Africa rank
95th

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

  • France
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1 GPI against 0.9999 GPI in France, a difference of 0.0001 GPI.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1989 it was South Africa ahead.

France ranks 97th and South Africa ranks 95th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 1.03 GPI 1.05 GPI 0.0173 GPI South Africa
1990s 1 GPI 1.04 GPI 0.0376 GPI South Africa
2000s 0.9975 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.0096 GPI South Africa
2010s 1 GPI 0.9997 GPI 0.0023 GPI France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index, France or South Africa?
South Africa, at 1 GPI against 0.9999 GPI in France as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index between France and South Africa?
0.0001 GPI, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and South Africa?
24 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2018.
How do France and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
France ranks 97th 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.