Gabon vs South Africa: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Gabon
0.9517 index
in 2019
South Africa
0.9523 index
in 2023
Gabon rank
184th
South Africa rank
183rd
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Gabon
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.9523 index against 0.9517 index in Gabon, a difference of 0.0006 index.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1986 it was South Africa ahead.
Gabon ranks 184th and South Africa ranks 183rd of 215 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9811 index | 1.01 index | 0.029 index | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.9855 index | 0.988 index | 0.0025 index | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.9807 index | 0.9841 index | 0.0034 index | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.9514 index | 0.9668 index | 0.0154 index | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Gabon or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.9523 index against 0.9517 index in Gabon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Gabon and South Africa?
- 0.0006 index, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and South Africa?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2019.
- How do Gabon and South Africa rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Gabon ranks 184th and South Africa ranks 183rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.