Hong Kong, China vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 1.03 GPI against 0.9946 GPI in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0354 GPI.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong, China ranks 17th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 188 countries.
Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9978 GPI | 0.9829 GPI | 0.0149 GPI | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9958 GPI | 0.0155 GPI | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity, Hong Kong, China or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Hong Kong, China, at 1.03 GPI against 0.9946 GPI in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity between Hong Kong, China and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 0.0354 GPI, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 17th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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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About this data
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.