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

Dominican Republic
0.9509 GPI
in 2019
South Africa
0.955 GPI
in 2018
Dominican Republic rank
167th
South Africa rank
166th

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.955 GPI against 0.9509 GPI in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.0041 GPI.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 167th and South Africa ranks 166th of 197 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 1.03 GPI 0.9922 GPI 0.0409 GPI Dominican Republic
1990s 0.9718 GPI 0.979 GPI 0.0072 GPI South Africa
2000s 0.9489 GPI 0.9684 GPI 0.0195 GPI South Africa
2010s 0.9116 GPI 0.9566 GPI 0.045 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, Dominican Republic or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.955 GPI against 0.9509 GPI in Dominican Republic as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index between Dominican Republic and South Africa?
0.0041 GPI, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and South Africa?
21 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2018.
How do Dominican Republic and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
Dominican Republic ranks 167th 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.