Ethiopia vs South Africa: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index

Ethiopia
1.05 GPI
in 2014
South Africa
1.05 GPI
in 2017
Ethiopia rank
29th
South Africa rank
30th

Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index over time

  • Ethiopia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 1.05 GPI against 1.05 GPI in South Africa, a difference of 0 GPI.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1998 it was South Africa ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 30th of 141 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 1.05 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.0397 GPI Ethiopia
2000s 0.944 GPI 1.05 GPI 0.1091 GPI South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index, Ethiopia or South Africa?
Ethiopia, at 1.05 GPI against 1.05 GPI in South Africa as of 2014.
What is the difference in survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index between Ethiopia and South Africa?
0 GPI, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and South Africa?
5 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2003.
How do Ethiopia and South Africa rank globally for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index?
Ethiopia ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 30th of 141 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
141 places, 2,700 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

Ratio of female survival rate to grade 5 to the male survival rate to grade 5. 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.