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

Jordan
1 GPI
in 2019
South Africa
1 GPI
in 2018
Jordan rank
93rd
South Africa rank
95th

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

  • Jordan
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Jordan currently reports 1 GPI against 1 GPI in South Africa, 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.

Jordan ranks 93rd and South Africa ranks 95th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 1.02 GPI 1.05 GPI 0.0224 GPI South Africa
1990s 1.02 GPI 1.04 GPI 0.0193 GPI South Africa
2000s 1.02 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.0157 GPI Jordan
2010s 1 GPI 1 GPI 0.0003 GPI Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index, Jordan or South Africa?
Jordan, at 1 GPI against 1 GPI in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index between Jordan and South Africa?
0 GPI, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and South Africa?
19 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2018.
How do Jordan and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
Jordan ranks 93rd 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.