South Africa vs Sri Lanka: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index over time
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.05 GPI against 1.05 GPI in South Africa, a difference of 0 GPI.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1994 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 71st and Sri Lanka ranks 69th of 175 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.02 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 0.0029 GPI | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 0.0002 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, South Africa or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, 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 South Africa and Sri Lanka?
- 0 GPI, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sri Lanka?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
- How do South Africa and Sri Lanka rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- South Africa ranks 71st and Sri Lanka ranks 69th 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
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.