School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in South Africa
South Africa: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index was 1.07 GPI in 2018. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in South Africa, 1989–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in South Africa stood at 1.07 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in South Africa peaked at 1.19 GPI in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.9872 GPI, in 2015.
South Africa ranks 45th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in South Africa, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1.15 GPI | — |
| 1990 | 1.17 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 1.19 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.16 GPI | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 1.15 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.13 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.11 GPI | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 1.1 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.08 GPI | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.07 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.08 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.07 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.07 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.06 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.05 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.06 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.1 GPI | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9872 GPI | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1 GPI | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 1.09 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.07 GPI | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.15 GPI | 1.15 GPI | 1.15 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.16 GPI | 1.13 GPI | 1.19 GPI | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.08 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.11 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPI | 0.9872 GPI | 1.1 GPI | 8 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 42 Mongolia 1.07 GPI compare
- 43 Marshall Islands 1.07 GPI compare
- 44 British Virgin Islands 1.07 GPI compare
- 46 Comoros 1.07 GPI compare
- 47 Seychelles 1.07 GPI compare
- 48 Costa Rica 1.07 GPI compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in South Africa?
- School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in South Africa was 1.07 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 GPI in 1991.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9872 GPI in 2015.
- How does South Africa rank for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index?
- South Africa ranks 45th out of 195 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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, secondary, 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.