Iceland vs South Africa: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index

Iceland
1.01 GPI
in 2018
South Africa
1.01 GPI
in 2018
Iceland rank
88th
South Africa rank
89th

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index over time

  • Iceland
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 1.01 GPI against 1.01 GPI in South Africa, a difference of 0 GPI.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was South Africa ahead.

Iceland ranks 88th and South Africa ranks 89th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.9844 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.0233 GPI South Africa
2000s 0.9948 GPI 1.02 GPI 0.0234 GPI South Africa
2010s 1 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.012 GPI South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index, Iceland or South Africa?
Iceland, at 1.01 GPI against 1.01 GPI in South Africa as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index between Iceland and South Africa?
0 GPI, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and South Africa?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Iceland and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
Iceland ranks 88th and South Africa ranks 89th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, 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, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,031 data points, 1970–2020
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.