Arab World vs Tonga: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index

Arab World
1.09 GPI
in 2018
Tonga
1.66 GPI
in 2003
Arab World rank
24th
Tonga rank
23rd

School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index over time

  • Arab World
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 1.66 GPI against 1.09 GPI in Arab World, a difference of 0.57 GPI.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.5 times Arab World's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 24th and Tonga ranks 23rd of 43 groups.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Arab World Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5445 GPI 0.7832 GPI 0.2387 GPI Tonga
1980s 0.5807 GPI 1.21 GPI 0.6292 GPI Tonga
1990s 0.8139 GPI 1.35 GPI 0.5345 GPI Tonga
2000s 0.9082 GPI 1.67 GPI 0.7622 GPI Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index, Arab World or Tonga?
Tonga, at 1.66 GPI against 1.09 GPI in Arab World as of 2003.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index between Arab World and Tonga?
0.57 GPI, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Tonga?
8 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2003.
How do Arab World and Tonga rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
Arab World ranks 24th and Tonga ranks 23rd of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
222 places, 6,910 data points, 1970–2020
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.