Malawi vs Uganda: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index

Malawi
1.03 GPI
in 2019
Uganda
1.03 GPI
in 2017
Malawi rank
16th
Uganda rank
15th

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index over time

  • Malawi
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 1.03 GPI against 1.03 GPI in Malawi, a difference of 0 GPI.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Uganda ahead.

Malawi ranks 16th and Uganda ranks 15th of 197 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6996 GPI 0.6981 GPI 0.0016 GPI Malawi
1980s 0.8129 GPI 0.7804 GPI 0.0325 GPI Malawi
1990s 0.9009 GPI 0.8376 GPI 0.0633 GPI Malawi
2000s 0.9853 GPI 0.9704 GPI 0.0149 GPI Malawi
2010s 1.02 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.0046 GPI Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index, Malawi or Uganda?
Uganda, at 1.03 GPI against 1.03 GPI in Malawi as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index between Malawi and Uganda?
0 GPI, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
41 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2017.
How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
Malawi ranks 16th and Uganda ranks 15th 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.