Lesotho vs South Africa: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index over time
- Lesotho
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.955 GPI against 0.9498 GPI in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0052 GPI.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 168th and South Africa ranks 166th of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.45 GPI | 0.9807 GPI | 0.4728 GPI | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 1.2 GPI | 0.9945 GPI | 0.2079 GPI | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 1.11 GPI | 0.9849 GPI | 0.1294 GPI | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.9927 GPI | 0.9688 GPI | 0.0238 GPI | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.9552 GPI | 0.9568 GPI | 0.0016 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, Lesotho or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.955 GPI against 0.9498 GPI in Lesotho as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index between Lesotho and South Africa?
- 0.0052 GPI, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and South Africa?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
- How do Lesotho and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
- Lesotho ranks 168th 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
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.