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

Namibia
0.9571 GPI
in 2018
South Africa
0.955 GPI
in 2018
Namibia rank
164th
South Africa rank
166th

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index over time

  • Namibia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.9571 GPI against 0.955 GPI in South Africa, a difference of 0.0021 GPI.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 164th and South Africa ranks 166th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 1.07 GPI 1 GPI 0.0641 GPI Namibia
1990s 0.9994 GPI 0.9849 GPI 0.0145 GPI Namibia
2000s 0.9724 GPI 0.9688 GPI 0.0036 GPI Namibia
2010s 0.9566 GPI 0.9589 GPI 0.0023 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, Namibia or South Africa?
Namibia, at 0.9571 GPI against 0.955 GPI in South Africa as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index between Namibia and South Africa?
0.0021 GPI, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and South Africa?
23 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2018.
How do Namibia and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
Namibia ranks 164th 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.