ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) vs South Africa: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
0.9986 GPIA
in 2024
South Africa
0.9978 GPIA
in 2023
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
121st
South Africa rank
118th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index over time
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- South Africa
How they compare
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) currently reports 0.9986 GPIA against 0.9978 GPIA in South Africa, a difference of 0.0008 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1994 it was South Africa ahead.
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 121st and South Africa ranks 118th of 221 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9843 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 0.0394 GPIA | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.9777 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 0.0541 GPIA | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.9932 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 0.0202 GPIA | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 0.0004 GPIA | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) or South Africa?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), at 0.9986 GPIA against 0.9978 GPIA in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index between ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and South Africa?
- 0.0008 GPIA, with ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and South Africa?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
- How do ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 121st and South Africa ranks 118th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release