South Africa vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index over time
- South Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1.45 GPI against 0.7469 GPI in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.7031 GPI.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 13 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 177 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8452 GPI | 0.5206 GPI | 0.3247 GPI | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.8557 GPI | 0.5515 GPI | 0.3041 GPI | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.41 GPI | 0.7231 GPI | 0.6914 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, South Africa or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- South Africa, at 1.45 GPI against 0.7469 GPI in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index between South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 0.7031 GPI, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2018.
- How do South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- South Africa ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st 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
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.