South Africa vs Sudan: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender

South Africa
0.9537 GPIA
in 2023
Sudan
0.9608 GPIA
in 2019
South Africa rank
176th
Sudan rank
174th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender over time

  • South Africa
  • Sudan
00.250.50.751199820102023

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 0.9608 GPIA against 0.9537 GPIA in South Africa, a difference of 0.0071 GPIA.

Across all 17 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 176th and Sudan ranks 174th of 200 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Sudan Difference Ahead
2000s 0.9939 GPIA 0.8556 GPIA 0.1384 GPIA South Africa
2010s 0.9799 GPIA 0.9088 GPIA 0.0711 GPIA South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender, South Africa or Sudan?
Sudan, at 0.9608 GPIA against 0.9537 GPIA in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender between South Africa and Sudan?
0.0071 GPIA, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sudan?
17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
How do South Africa and Sudan rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
South Africa ranks 176th and Sudan ranks 174th of 200 countries.
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