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

South Africa
0.9537 GPIA
in 2023
Viet Nam
0.9607 GPIA
in 2023
South Africa rank
176th
Viet Nam rank
175th

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

  • South Africa
  • Viet Nam
00.250.50.751199820102023

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 0.9607 GPIA against 0.9537 GPIA in South Africa, a difference of 0.007 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1998 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 176th and Viet Nam ranks 175th of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1990s 1 GPIA 0.9324 GPIA 0.072 GPIA South Africa
2000s 0.994 GPIA 0.95 GPIA 0.044 GPIA South Africa
2010s 0.9799 GPIA 0.9734 GPIA 0.0065 GPIA South Africa
2020s 0.9572 GPIA 0.9588 GPIA 0.0016 GPIA Viet Nam

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 Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 0.9607 GPIA against 0.9537 GPIA in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender between South Africa and Viet Nam?
0.007 GPIA, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Viet Nam?
23 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Viet Nam rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
South Africa ranks 176th and Viet Nam ranks 175th 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