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

Luxembourg
0.9994 GPI
in 2018
South Africa
1 GPI
in 2018
Luxembourg rank
98th
South Africa rank
95th

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

  • Luxembourg
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1 GPI against 0.9994 GPI in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.0006 GPI.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was South Africa ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 98th and South Africa ranks 95th of 193 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 1.03 GPI 1.03 GPI 0.0033 GPI South Africa
2000s 1.03 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.0184 GPI Luxembourg
2010s 1.02 GPI 0.9997 GPI 0.0157 GPI Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index, Luxembourg or South Africa?
South Africa, at 1 GPI against 0.9994 GPI in Luxembourg as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index between Luxembourg and South Africa?
0.0006 GPI, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and South Africa?
18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Luxembourg and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
Luxembourg ranks 98th 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.