South Africa vs Tajikistan: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
South Africa
0.9523 index
in 2023
Tajikistan
0.9506 index
in 2017
South Africa rank
183rd
Tajikistan rank
185th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- South Africa
- Tajikistan
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.9523 index against 0.9506 index in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.0017 index.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1991 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 183rd and Tajikistan ranks 185th of 215 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9922 index | 0.9236 index | 0.0686 index | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.9801 index | 0.8733 index | 0.1068 index | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.9689 index | 0.9562 index | 0.0127 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, South Africa or Tajikistan?
- South Africa, at 0.9523 index against 0.9506 index in Tajikistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between South Africa and Tajikistan?
- 0.0017 index, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tajikistan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2017.
- How do South Africa and Tajikistan rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- South Africa ranks 183rd and Tajikistan ranks 185th 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.