Libya vs South Africa: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Libya
0.9528 index
in 2006
South Africa
0.9523 index
in 2023
Libya rank
182nd
South Africa rank
183rd
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Libya
- South Africa
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.9528 index against 0.9523 index in South Africa, a difference of 0.0005 index.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 182nd and South Africa ranks 183rd of 215 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 0.0002 index | Libya |
| 1990s | 0.9925 index | 0.9877 index | 0.0048 index | Libya |
| 2000s | 0.9855 index | 0.9814 index | 0.0041 index | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Libya or South Africa?
- Libya, at 0.9528 index against 0.9523 index in South Africa as of 2006.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Libya and South Africa?
- 0.0005 index, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and South Africa?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2006.
- How do Libya and South Africa rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Libya ranks 182nd 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.