Costa Rica vs South Africa: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index over time
- Costa Rica
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1.07 GPI against 1.07 GPI in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 GPI.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1989 it was South Africa ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 48th and South Africa ranks 45th of 195 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.03 GPI | 1.15 GPI | 0.1227 GPI | South Africa |
| 1990s | 1.06 GPI | 1.16 GPI | 0.095 GPI | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1.05 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 0.027 GPI | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 0.0145 GPI | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index, Costa Rica or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 1.07 GPI against 1.07 GPI in Costa Rica as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index between Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 0 GPI, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2018.
- How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index?
- Costa Rica ranks 48th and South Africa ranks 45th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, 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.