South Africa vs UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index
South Africa
0.9978 GPIA
in 2023
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
0.9992 GPIA
in 2024
South Africa rank
118th
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank
118th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index over time
- South Africa
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
How they compare
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean currently reports 0.9992 GPIA against 0.9978 GPIA in South Africa, a difference of 0.0014 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 118th and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 118th of 205 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 0.0064 GPIA | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 0.0166 GPIA | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 0.0008 GPIA | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 0.0058 GPIA | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index, South Africa or UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, at 0.9992 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 South Africa and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- 0.0014 GPIA, with UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- South Africa ranks 118th and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 118th of 205 countries.
- 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