School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Namibia
Namibia: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.9571 GPI in 2018. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Namibia, 1989–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Namibia stood at 0.9571 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Namibia peaked at 1.07 GPI in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.9549 GPI, in 2017.
That places Namibia 164th out of 197 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.07 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9967 GPI | 0.9786 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9724 GPI | 0.9606 GPI | 0.981 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9566 GPI | 0.9549 GPI | 0.9585 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 161 Barbados 0.9595 GPI compare
- 162 Micronesia (country) 0.9591 GPI compare
- 163 Libya 0.9577 GPI compare
- 165 Myanmar 0.9554 GPI compare
- 166 South Africa 0.955 GPI compare
- 167 Dominican Republic 0.9509 GPI compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Namibia?
- School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Namibia was 0.9571 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPI in 1989.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9549 GPI in 2017.
- How does Namibia rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
- Namibia ranks 164th out of 197 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.