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