Ireland vs South Africa: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index

Ireland
1.05 GPI
in 2018
South Africa
1.05 GPI
in 2018
Ireland rank
70th
South Africa rank
71st

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index over time

  • Ireland
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 1.05 GPI against 1.05 GPI in South Africa, a difference of 0 GPI.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1989 it was South Africa ahead.

Ireland ranks 70th and South Africa ranks 71st of 175 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 1.02 GPI 1.03 GPI 0.0128 GPI South Africa
1990s 1.02 GPI 1.03 GPI 0.0106 GPI South Africa
2010s 1.02 GPI 1.05 GPI 0.0311 GPI South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index, Ireland or South Africa?
Ireland, at 1.05 GPI against 1.05 GPI in South Africa as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index between Ireland and South Africa?
0 GPI, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and South Africa?
9 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2018.
How do Ireland and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
Ireland ranks 70th and South Africa ranks 71st of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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 to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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.