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

Libya
0.9577 GPI
in 2006
South Africa
0.955 GPI
in 2018
Libya rank
163rd
South Africa rank
166th

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index over time

  • Libya
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.9577 GPI against 0.955 GPI in South Africa, a difference of 0.0027 GPI.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1986 it was South Africa ahead.

Libya ranks 163rd and South Africa ranks 166th of 197 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 0.9424 GPI 0.9922 GPI 0.0497 GPI South Africa
1990s 0.9859 GPI 0.9779 GPI 0.008 GPI Libya
2000s 0.9842 GPI 0.9709 GPI 0.0133 GPI Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index, Libya or South Africa?
Libya, at 0.9577 GPI against 0.955 GPI in South Africa as of 2006.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index between Libya and South Africa?
0.0027 GPI, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and South Africa?
8 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2006.
How do Libya and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
Libya ranks 163rd 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.