South Africa vs WB: Pacific Island Small States: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index
South Africa
0.9523 GPIA
in 2023
WB: Pacific Island Small States
0.9692 GPIA
in 2024
South Africa rank
183rd
WB: Pacific Island Small States rank
182nd
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index over time
- South Africa
- WB: Pacific Island Small States
How they compare
WB: Pacific Island Small States currently reports 0.9692 GPIA against 0.9523 GPIA in South Africa, a difference of 0.0169 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 183rd and WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 182nd of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 4 and WB: Pacific Island Small States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | WB: Pacific Island Small States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9199 GPIA | 0.0911 GPIA | South Africa |
| 1980s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9737 GPIA | 0.0365 GPIA | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.996 GPIA | 0.9633 GPIA | 0.0327 GPIA | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.9801 GPIA | 0.9732 GPIA | 0.0069 GPIA | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.967 GPIA | 0.9709 GPIA | 0.0039 GPIA | WB: Pacific Island Small States |
| 2020s | 0.9512 GPIA | 0.9663 GPIA | 0.0151 GPIA | WB: Pacific Island Small States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index, South Africa or WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- WB: Pacific Island Small States, at 0.9692 GPIA against 0.9523 GPIA in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index between South Africa and WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- 0.0169 GPIA, with WB: Pacific Island Small States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and WB: Pacific Island Small States rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- South Africa ranks 183rd and WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 182nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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