Least developed countries vs South Africa: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index

Least developed countries
0.7126 GPI
in 2019
South Africa
1.45 GPI
in 2018
Least developed countries rank
40th
South Africa rank
43rd

School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index over time

  • Least developed countries
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.45 GPI against 0.7126 GPI in Least developed countries, a difference of 0.7374 GPI.

That makes South Africa's figure about 2.0 times Least developed countries's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Least developed countries ranks 40th and South Africa ranks 43rd of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Least developed countries South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 0.4319 GPI 0.8452 GPI 0.4134 GPI South Africa
1990s 0.4436 GPI 0.8557 GPI 0.4121 GPI South Africa
2010s 0.6814 GPI 1.41 GPI 0.7332 GPI South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index, Least developed countries or South Africa?
South Africa, at 1.45 GPI against 0.7126 GPI in Least developed countries as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index between Least developed countries and South Africa?
0.7374 GPI, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and South Africa?
13 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2018.
How do Least developed countries and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
Least developed countries ranks 40th and South Africa ranks 43rd 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.