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

Myanmar
0.9554 GPI
in 2018
South Africa
0.955 GPI
in 2018
Myanmar rank
165th
South Africa rank
166th

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index over time

  • Myanmar
  • South Africa
00.250.50.751197019942018

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 0.9554 GPI against 0.955 GPI in South Africa, a difference of 0.0004 GPI.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1986 it was South Africa ahead.

Myanmar ranks 165th and South Africa ranks 166th of 197 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 0.9162 GPI 0.9945 GPI 0.0783 GPI South Africa
1990s 0.9426 GPI 0.9863 GPI 0.0437 GPI South Africa
2000s 0.988 GPI 0.9687 GPI 0.0193 GPI Myanmar
2010s 0.9671 GPI 0.9606 GPI 0.0065 GPI Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index, Myanmar or South Africa?
Myanmar, at 0.9554 GPI against 0.955 GPI in South Africa as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index between Myanmar and South Africa?
0.0004 GPI, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and South Africa?
23 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2018.
How do Myanmar and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
Myanmar ranks 165th 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.