Portugal vs South Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity

Portugal
0.9753 GPI
in 2018
South Africa
0.977 GPI
in 2018
Portugal rank
142nd
South Africa rank
141st

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity over time

  • Portugal
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.977 GPI against 0.9753 GPI in Portugal, a difference of 0.0017 GPI.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was South Africa ahead.

Portugal ranks 142nd and South Africa ranks 141st of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.9787 GPI 1 GPI 0.0229 GPI South Africa
2000s 0.9734 GPI 0.9822 GPI 0.0088 GPI South Africa
2010s 0.969 GPI 0.9714 GPI 0.0024 GPI South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity, Portugal or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.977 GPI against 0.9753 GPI in Portugal as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity between Portugal and South Africa?
0.0017 GPI, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and South Africa?
19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Portugal and South Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Portugal ranks 142nd and South Africa ranks 141st of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary to male gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary. 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.