Jamaica vs South Africa: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity

Jamaica
1.72 GPI
in 2019
South Africa
1.71 GPI
in 2018
Jamaica rank
17th
South Africa rank
18th

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity over time

  • Jamaica
  • South Africa
00.511.5199920092019

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 1.72 GPI against 1.71 GPI in South Africa, a difference of 0.01 GPI.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 18th of 106 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 1.29 GPI 0.864 GPI 0.4244 GPI Jamaica
2010s 1.4 GPI 1.45 GPI 0.0578 GPI South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity, Jamaica or South Africa?
Jamaica, at 1.72 GPI against 1.71 GPI in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity between Jamaica and South Africa?
0.01 GPI, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and South Africa?
12 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
How do Jamaica and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity?
Jamaica ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 18th of 106 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, post-secondary non-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, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,359 data points, 1998–2020
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.