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
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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

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,261 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release