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

Sierra Leone
1 GPI
in 2017
South Africa
1 GPI
in 2018
Sierra Leone rank
92nd
South Africa rank
95th

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

  • Sierra Leone
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 1 GPI against 1 GPI in South Africa, a difference of 0 GPI.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1989 it was South Africa ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 92nd and South Africa ranks 95th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 0.659 GPI 1.05 GPI 0.3872 GPI South Africa
1990s 0.6527 GPI 1.05 GPI 0.4014 GPI South Africa
2000s 0.7127 GPI 1.02 GPI 0.3054 GPI South Africa
2010s 0.9614 GPI 0.996 GPI 0.0346 GPI South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index, Sierra Leone or South Africa?
Sierra Leone, at 1 GPI against 1 GPI in South Africa as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index between Sierra Leone and South Africa?
0 GPI, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and South Africa?
9 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2017.
How do Sierra Leone and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
Sierra Leone ranks 92nd 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.