School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in South Africa

South Africa: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity was 1.71 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.71 GPI
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
18th
of 106 countries
All-time high
1.71 GPI
in 2018
All-time low
0.676 GPI
in 2002
Years of data
17
1999–2018

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in South Africa, 1999–2018

00.511.51999200820181999: 0.763 GPI2000: 0.733 GPI2001: 0.734 GPI2002: 0.676 GPI2003: 0.677 GPI2004: 0.677 GPI2005: 1.2 GPI2009: 1.1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1.1 GPI2012: 1.4 GPI2013: 1.4 GPI2014: 1.5 GPI2015: 1.6 GPI2016: 1.7 GPI2017: 1.7 GPI2018: 1.7 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in South Africa stood at 1.71 GPI. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 59.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in South Africa peaked at 1.71 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.676 GPI, in 2002.

South Africa ranks 18th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in South Africa, 1999 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1999 0.7626 GPI
2000 0.7333 GPI -3.8%
2001 0.7337 GPI +0.0%
2002 0.676 GPI -7.9%
2003 0.6767 GPI +0.1%
2004 0.6774 GPI +0.1%
2005 1.24 GPI +82.9%
2009 1.07 GPI -13.6%
2010 1.03 GPI -4.1%
2011 1.14 GPI +11.4%
2012 1.35 GPI +18.3%
2013 1.4 GPI +3.8%
2014 1.55 GPI +10.2%
2015 1.55 GPI +0.6%
2016 1.66 GPI +6.8%
2017 1.7 GPI +2.1%
2018 1.71 GPI +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7626 GPI 0.7626 GPI 0.7626 GPI 1
2000s 0.8295 GPI 0.676 GPI 1.24 GPI 7
2010s 1.45 GPI 1.03 GPI 1.71 GPI 9

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 15 Slovenia 1.77 GPI compare
  2. 16 Latvia 1.76 GPI compare
  3. 17 Jamaica 1.72 GPI compare
  4. 19 Cameroon 1.63 GPI compare
  5. 20 Trinidad and Tobago 1.63 GPI compare
  6. 21 Antigua and Barbuda 1.63 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 106 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in South Africa?
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in South Africa was 1.71 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.71 GPI in 2018.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.676 GPI in 2002.
How does South Africa rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity?
South Africa ranks 18th out of 106 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 59.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Africa data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,359 data points, 1998–2020
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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.