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

South Africa
1.05 GPI
in 2018
Sri Lanka
1.05 GPI
in 2018
South Africa rank
71st
Sri Lanka rank
69th

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

  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
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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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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.