SDG: Western Asia vs South Africa: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender
SDG: Western Asia
0.9624 GPIA
in 2024
South Africa
0.9537 GPIA
in 2023
SDG: Western Asia rank
178th
South Africa rank
176th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender over time
- SDG: Western Asia
- South Africa
How they compare
SDG: Western Asia currently reports 0.9624 GPIA against 0.9537 GPIA in South Africa, a difference of 0.0087 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1998 it was South Africa ahead.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 178th and South Africa ranks 176th of 221 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, SDG: Western Asia averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | SDG: Western Asia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8715 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 0.1329 GPIA | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.9042 GPIA | 0.9933 GPIA | 0.0891 GPIA | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.9486 GPIA | 0.9799 GPIA | 0.0313 GPIA | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.961 GPIA | 0.9572 GPIA | 0.0038 GPIA | SDG: Western Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender, SDG: Western Asia or South Africa?
- SDG: Western Asia, at 0.9624 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 SDG: Western Asia and South Africa?
- 0.0087 GPIA, with SDG: Western Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Western Asia and South Africa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do SDG: Western Asia and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 178th 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