Malaysia vs New Zealand: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index

Malaysia
1.03 GPI
in 2017
New Zealand
1.03 GPI
in 2018
Malaysia rank
32nd
New Zealand rank
29th

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

  • Malaysia
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 1.03 GPI against 1.03 GPI in Malaysia, a difference of 0 GPI.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.

Malaysia ranks 32nd and New Zealand ranks 29th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8397 GPI 0.9823 GPI 0.1426 GPI New Zealand
1980s 0.9981 GPI 0.9994 GPI 0.0014 GPI New Zealand
1990s 1.03 GPI 1 GPI 0.0273 GPI Malaysia
2000s 1.04 GPI 1.03 GPI 0.0144 GPI Malaysia
2010s 1.04 GPI 1.03 GPI 0.0039 GPI Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index, Malaysia or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 1.03 GPI against 1.03 GPI in Malaysia as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index between Malaysia and New Zealand?
0 GPI, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and New Zealand?
35 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Malaysia and New Zealand rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
Malaysia ranks 32nd and New Zealand ranks 29th 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.