School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 0.9974 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.9974 GPI
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
21st
of 43 groups
All-time high
1.02 GPI
in 2011
All-time low
0.9406 GPI
in 2002
Years of data
34
1983–2019

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1983–2019

00.250.50.7511983200120191983: 0.987 GPI1984: 0.986 GPI1985: 0.989 GPI1986: 0.978 GPI1990: 1 GPI1991: 0.994 GPI1992: 0.991 GPI1993: 0.981 GPI1994: 0.979 GPI1995: 0.975 GPI1996: 0.972 GPI1997: 0.969 GPI1998: 0.96 GPI1999: 0.971 GPI2000: 0.976 GPI2001: 0.98 GPI2002: 0.941 GPI2003: 0.977 GPI2004: 0.988 GPI2005: 0.997 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 0.996 GPI2009: 0.97 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 0.997 GPI2017: 0.998 GPI2018: 0.997 GPI2019: 0.997 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2019, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 0.9974 GPI.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 1.02 GPI in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.9406 GPI, in 2002.

That places Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 21st out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1983 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1983 0.9875 GPI
1984 0.9863 GPI -0.1%
1985 0.9895 GPI +0.3%
1986 0.9785 GPI -1.1%
1990 1.01 GPI +3.7%
1991 0.9937 GPI -2.1%
1992 0.9914 GPI -0.2%
1993 0.9811 GPI -1.0%
1994 0.979 GPI -0.2%
1995 0.9752 GPI -0.4%
1996 0.9724 GPI -0.3%
1997 0.9694 GPI -0.3%
1998 0.9602 GPI -0.9%
1999 0.9713 GPI +1.2%
2000 0.9765 GPI +0.5%
2001 0.9798 GPI +0.3%
2002 0.9406 GPI -4.0%
2003 0.977 GPI +3.9%
2004 0.9884 GPI +1.2%
2005 0.9965 GPI +0.8%
2006 1 GPI +0.6%
2007 1.02 GPI +1.4%
2008 0.9956 GPI -2.0%
2009 0.9704 GPI -2.5%
2010 1.01 GPI +4.0%
2011 1.02 GPI +1.1%
2012 1.01 GPI -1.2%
2013 1.02 GPI +1.2%
2014 1.01 GPI -1.1%
2015 1 GPI -0.5%
2016 0.9972 GPI -0.7%
2017 0.9978 GPI +0.1%
2018 0.9968 GPI -0.1%
2019 0.9974 GPI +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.9854 GPI 0.9785 GPI 0.9895 GPI 4
1990s 0.9808 GPI 0.9602 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
2000s 0.9843 GPI 0.9406 GPI 1.02 GPI 10
2010s 1.01 GPI 0.9968 GPI 1.02 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

  1. 18 Dominica 1.06 GPI compare
  2. 19 Maldives 1.06 GPI compare
  3. 20 Guinea-Bissau 1.06 GPI compare
  4. 21 Kuwait 1.06 GPI compare
  5. 22 Niger 1.06 GPI compare
  6. 23 Sri Lanka 1.06 GPI compare
  7. 24 Samoa 1.06 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.9974 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2011.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9406 GPI in 2002.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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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
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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.