South Africa vs World: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity

South Africa
1.06 GPI
in 2017
World
1.03 GPI
in 2018
South Africa rank
23rd
World rank
21st

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity over time

  • South Africa
  • World
00.511.5197019942018

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.06 GPI against 1.03 GPI in World, a difference of 0.03 GPI.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 23rd and World ranks 21st of 154 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa World Difference Ahead
1990s 1.06 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.0529 GPI South Africa
2000s 1.09 GPI 1.02 GPI 0.0659 GPI South Africa
2010s 1.17 GPI 1.03 GPI 0.1382 GPI South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity, South Africa or World?
South Africa, at 1.06 GPI against 1.03 GPI in World as of 2017.
What is the difference in survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity between South Africa and World?
0.03 GPI, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and World?
8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do South Africa and World rank globally for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
South Africa ranks 23rd and World ranks 21st of 154 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Survival rate to the last grade 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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About this data

Indicator
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
199 places, 4,879 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

Ratio of female survival rate to the last grade of primary education to the male survival rate to the last grade of primary education. 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.