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Namibia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index

1.01index (gender parity) · 2006-4.8% since 1991

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. Annual figures for Namibia from 1991 to 2006.