Poland vs Sub-Saharan Africa: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index

Poland
1.52 GPI
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.7488 GPI
in 2018
Poland rank
37th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
39th

School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index over time

  • Poland
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 1.52 GPI against 0.7488 GPI in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.7712 GPI.

That makes Poland's figure about 2.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.

Poland ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 177 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 1.14 GPI 0.6174 GPI 0.5188 GPI Poland
1980s 1.31 GPI 0.5361 GPI 0.7737 GPI Poland
1990s 1.39 GPI 0.604 GPI 0.7876 GPI Poland
2000s 1.42 GPI 0.6976 GPI 0.724 GPI Poland
2010s 1.54 GPI 0.7164 GPI 0.8241 GPI Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index, Poland or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Poland, at 1.52 GPI against 0.7488 GPI in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index between Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.7712 GPI, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
Poland ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th 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.