Hong Kong, China vs India: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index

Hong Kong, China
1.02 GPI
in 2019
India
1.02 GPI
in 2019
Hong Kong, China rank
56th
India rank
55th

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

  • Hong Kong, China
  • India
00.250.50.751197119952019

How they compare

India currently reports 1.02 GPI against 1.02 GPI in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0 GPI.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 56th and India ranks 55th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 3 and India in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China India Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9389 GPI 0.5872 GPI 0.3517 GPI Hong Kong, China
1980s 1.02 GPI 0.634 GPI 0.3889 GPI Hong Kong, China
1990s 1.02 GPI 0.7591 GPI 0.2639 GPI Hong Kong, China
2010s 1.01 GPI 1.06 GPI 0.0508 GPI India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index, Hong Kong, China or India?
India, at 1.02 GPI against 1.02 GPI in Hong Kong, China as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index between Hong Kong, China and India?
0 GPI, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and India?
23 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Hong Kong, China and India rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
Hong Kong, China ranks 56th and India ranks 55th 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.