Madagascar vs Tonga: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index

Madagascar
1.02 GPI
in 2019
Tonga
1.01 GPI
in 2015
Madagascar rank
57th
Tonga rank
59th

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

  • Madagascar
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 1.02 GPI against 1.01 GPI in Tonga, a difference of 0.01 GPI.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Tonga ahead.

Madagascar ranks 57th and Tonga ranks 59th of 193 countries.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8304 GPI 0.9849 GPI 0.1545 GPI Tonga
1990s 0.9529 GPI 0.9863 GPI 0.0334 GPI Tonga
2000s 0.9556 GPI 0.9837 GPI 0.0281 GPI Tonga
2010s 0.978 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.0287 GPI Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index, Madagascar or Tonga?
Madagascar, at 1.02 GPI against 1.01 GPI in Tonga as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index between Madagascar and Tonga?
0.01 GPI, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Tonga?
12 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Madagascar and Tonga rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
Madagascar ranks 57th and Tonga ranks 59th 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.