Afghanistan vs Somalia: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index

Afghanistan
0.6671 GPI
in 2018
Somalia
0.5532 GPI
in 2007
Afghanistan rank
196th
Somalia rank
197th

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.6671 GPI against 0.5532 GPI in Somalia, a difference of 0.1139 GPI.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Somalia ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 196th and Somalia ranks 197th of 197 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1817 GPI 0.433 GPI 0.2513 GPI Somalia
1980s 0.4122 GPI 0.5412 GPI 0.129 GPI Somalia
2000s 0.616 GPI 0.5532 GPI 0.0628 GPI Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index, Afghanistan or Somalia?
Afghanistan, at 0.6671 GPI against 0.5532 GPI in Somalia as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index between Afghanistan and Somalia?
0.1139 GPI, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
14 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.
How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
Afghanistan ranks 196th and Somalia ranks 197th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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, primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,121 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.