Gambia vs Switzerland: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index

Gambia
0.9586 GPI
in 2010
Switzerland
0.9557 GPI
in 2018
Gambia rank
146th
Switzerland rank
148th

School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index over time

  • Gambia
  • Switzerland
0.40.60.81197119942018

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 0.9586 GPI against 0.9557 GPI in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0029 GPI.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Switzerland ahead.

Gambia ranks 146th and Switzerland ranks 148th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 0.443 GPI 0.8759 GPI 0.4329 GPI Switzerland
1980s 0.4219 GPI 0.9164 GPI 0.4946 GPI Switzerland
1990s 0.5351 GPI 0.9407 GPI 0.4057 GPI Switzerland
2000s 0.9545 GPI 0.9561 GPI 0.0016 GPI Switzerland
2010s 0.9586 GPI 0.9708 GPI 0.0121 GPI Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index, Gambia or Switzerland?
Gambia, at 0.9586 GPI against 0.9557 GPI in Switzerland as of 2010.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index between Gambia and Switzerland?
0.0029 GPI, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Switzerland?
21 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2010.
How do Gambia and Switzerland rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index?
Gambia ranks 146th and Switzerland ranks 148th 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,786 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.