Ghana vs Iran: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index

Ghana
0.8471 GPI
in 2019
Iran
0.8667 GPI
in 2018
Ghana rank
133rd
Iran rank
132nd

School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index over time

  • Ghana
  • Iran
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 0.8667 GPI against 0.8471 GPI in Ghana, a difference of 0.0196 GPI.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 133rd and Iran ranks 132nd of 177 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Iran Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1983 GPI 0.4283 GPI 0.23 GPI Iran
2000s 0.5383 GPI 1.1 GPI 0.5604 GPI Iran
2010s 0.6835 GPI 0.901 GPI 0.2174 GPI Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index, Ghana or Iran?
Iran, at 0.8667 GPI against 0.8471 GPI in Ghana as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index between Ghana and Iran?
0.0196 GPI, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Iran?
18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Ghana and Iran rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
Ghana ranks 133rd and Iran ranks 132nd of 177 countries.
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.