Algeria vs South Africa: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index

Algeria
0.9474 GPI
in 2019
South Africa
0.955 GPI
in 2018
Algeria rank
169th
South Africa rank
166th

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index over time

  • Algeria
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.955 GPI against 0.9474 GPI in Algeria, a difference of 0.0076 GPI.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1986 it was South Africa ahead.

Algeria ranks 169th and South Africa ranks 166th of 197 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 0.8176 GPI 0.9945 GPI 0.177 GPI South Africa
1990s 0.8786 GPI 0.9849 GPI 0.1062 GPI South Africa
2000s 0.9309 GPI 0.9688 GPI 0.0379 GPI South Africa
2010s 0.9433 GPI 0.9566 GPI 0.0132 GPI South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index, Algeria or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.955 GPI against 0.9474 GPI in Algeria as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index between Algeria and South Africa?
0.0076 GPI, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and South Africa?
30 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2018.
How do Algeria and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
Algeria ranks 169th and South Africa ranks 166th 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.