Malawi vs Syrian Arab Republic: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index

Malawi
0.9853 GPI
in 2011
Syrian Arab Republic
0.9811 GPI
in 2013
Malawi rank
131st
Syrian Arab Republic rank
134th

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

  • Malawi
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.9853 GPI against 0.9811 GPI in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 0.0042 GPI.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 131st and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 134th of 175 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Syrian Arab Republic in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1980s 0.7324 GPI 0.7414 GPI 0.009 GPI Syrian Arab Republic
1990s 0.8482 GPI 0.8504 GPI 0.0023 GPI Syrian Arab Republic
2000s 0.9456 GPI 0.9556 GPI 0.01 GPI Syrian Arab Republic
2010s 0.9823 GPI 0.977 GPI 0.0053 GPI Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index, Malawi or Syrian Arab Republic?
Malawi, at 0.9853 GPI against 0.9811 GPI in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2011.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index between Malawi and Syrian Arab Republic?
0.0042 GPI, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Syrian Arab Republic?
22 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2011.
How do Malawi and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
Malawi ranks 131st and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 134th 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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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.