New Zealand vs Sub-Saharan Africa: School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index

New Zealand
1.03 GPI
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.9409 GPI
in 2020
New Zealand rank
41st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
38th

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index over time

  • New Zealand
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 1.03 GPI against 0.9409 GPI in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0891 GPI.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 194 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9907 GPI 0.733 GPI 0.2577 GPI New Zealand
1980s 0.9998 GPI 0.7859 GPI 0.2139 GPI New Zealand
1990s 1.01 GPI 0.83 GPI 0.1787 GPI New Zealand
2000s 1.03 GPI 0.8607 GPI 0.1714 GPI New Zealand
2010s 1.04 GPI 0.9227 GPI 0.1136 GPI New Zealand
2020s 1.03 GPI 0.9409 GPI 0.0889 GPI New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index, New Zealand or Sub-Saharan Africa?
New Zealand, at 1.03 GPI against 0.9409 GPI in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2020.
What is the difference in school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index between New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0891 GPI, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index?
New Zealand ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.