School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in South Africa

South Africa: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.955 GPI in 2018. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2018)
0.955 GPI
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
166th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1 GPI
in 1989
All-time low
0.9305 GPI
in 2015
Years of data
31
1970–2018

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in South Africa, 1970–2018

00.250.50.7511970199420181970: 0.981 GPI1986: 0.992 GPI1987: 0.991 GPI1988: 0.991 GPI1989: 1 GPI1990: 1 GPI1991: 0.994 GPI1994: 0.97 GPI1995: 0.987 GPI1997: 0.982 GPI1998: 0.98 GPI1999: 0.978 GPI2000: 0.958 GPI2001: 0.972 GPI2002: 0.976 GPI2003: 0.973 GPI2004: 0.969 GPI2005: 0.969 GPI2006: 0.965 GPI2007: 0.97 GPI2008: 0.969 GPI2009: 0.966 GPI2010: 0.962 GPI2011: 0.96 GPI2012: 0.958 GPI2013: 0.958 GPI2014: 0.961 GPI2015: 0.93 GPI2016: 0.963 GPI2017: 0.962 GPI2018: 0.955 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in South Africa is 0.955 GPI, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in South Africa peaked at 1 GPI in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.9305 GPI, in 2015.

That places South Africa 166th out of 197 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9807 GPI 0.9807 GPI 0.9807 GPI 1
1980s 0.9945 GPI 0.9913 GPI 1 GPI 4
1990s 0.9849 GPI 0.9703 GPI 1 GPI 7
2000s 0.9688 GPI 0.9584 GPI 0.9758 GPI 10
2010s 0.9566 GPI 0.9305 GPI 0.9633 GPI 9

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 163 Libya 0.9577 GPI compare
  2. 164 Namibia 0.9571 GPI compare
  3. 165 Myanmar 0.9554 GPI compare
  4. 167 Dominican Republic 0.9509 GPI compare
  5. 168 Lesotho 0.9498 GPI compare
  6. 169 Algeria 0.9474 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 197 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in South Africa?
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in South Africa was 0.955 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 1989.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9305 GPI in 2015.
How does South Africa rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
South Africa ranks 166th out of 197 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South Africa 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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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,121 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.