School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Namibia

Namibia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 1.04 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
1.04 GPI
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
42nd
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.27 GPI
in 2002
All-time low
0.9713 GPI
in 1992
Years of data
14
1989–2018

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Namibia, 1989–2018

00.511.51989200320181989: 1 GPI1990: 1.1 GPI1991: 0.978 GPI1992: 0.971 GPI1993: 1 GPI1994: 1 GPI1999: 1.1 GPI2001: 1.2 GPI2002: 1.3 GPI2006: 0.99 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Namibia recorded 1.04 GPI for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in 2018.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Namibia peaked at 1.27 GPI in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.9713 GPI, in 1992.

Namibia ranks 42nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.04 GPI 1.04 GPI 1.04 GPI 1
1990s 1.03 GPI 0.9713 GPI 1.13 GPI 6
2000s 1.14 GPI 0.9896 GPI 1.27 GPI 3
2010s 1.03 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.04 GPI 4

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 39 Uganda 1.04 GPI compare
  2. 40 Jamaica 1.04 GPI compare
  3. 41 Honduras 1.04 GPI compare
  4. 43 Grenada 1.04 GPI compare
  5. 44 Mali 1.04 GPI compare
  6. 45 Botswana 1.03 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Namibia?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Namibia was 1.04 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 1.27 GPI in 2002.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9713 GPI in 1992.
How does Namibia rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
Namibia ranks 42nd out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Namibia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,031 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.