ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) vs South Africa: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
0.9667 GPIA
in 2024
South Africa
0.9537 GPIA
in 2023
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank
173rd
South Africa rank
176th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender over time
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- South Africa
How they compare
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) currently reports 0.9667 GPIA against 0.9537 GPIA in South Africa, a difference of 0.013 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1998 it was South Africa ahead.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 173rd and South Africa ranks 176th of 221 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8639 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 0.1405 GPIA | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.9055 GPIA | 0.9933 GPIA | 0.0878 GPIA | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.9421 GPIA | 0.9799 GPIA | 0.0378 GPIA | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.962 GPIA | 0.9572 GPIA | 0.0048 GPIA | ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender, ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) or South Africa?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), at 0.9667 GPIA against 0.9537 GPIA in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender between ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and South Africa?
- 0.013 GPIA, with ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and South Africa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 173rd and South Africa ranks 176th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, 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