Central African Republic vs Somalia: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index

Central African Republic
0.7801 GPI
in 2016
Somalia
0.5532 GPI
in 2007
Central African Republic rank
194th
Somalia rank
197th

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 0.7801 GPI against 0.5532 GPI in Somalia, a difference of 0.2269 GPI.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.4 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 194th and Somalia ranks 197th of 197 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5169 GPI 0.4493 GPI 0.0676 GPI Central African Republic
1980s 0.5733 GPI 0.5397 GPI 0.0336 GPI Central African Republic
2000s 0.7059 GPI 0.5532 GPI 0.1528 GPI Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index, Central African Republic or Somalia?
Central African Republic, at 0.7801 GPI against 0.5532 GPI in Somalia as of 2016.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index between Central African Republic and Somalia?
0.2269 GPI, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Somalia?
16 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.
How do Central African Republic and Somalia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
Central African Republic ranks 194th 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.