Ethiopia vs UNICEF: Africa: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity

Ethiopia
0.8998 GPIA
in 2012
UNICEF: Africa
0.9497 GPIA
in 2021
Ethiopia rank
159th
UNICEF: Africa rank
162nd

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity over time

  • Ethiopia
  • UNICEF: Africa
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How they compare

UNICEF: Africa currently reports 0.9497 GPIA against 0.8998 GPIA in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0499 GPIA.

That makes UNICEF: Africa's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, UNICEF: Africa has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 159th and UNICEF: Africa ranks 162nd of 179 countries.

UNICEF: Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia UNICEF: Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.429 GPIA 0.6838 GPIA 0.2549 GPIA UNICEF: Africa
1980s 0.5845 GPIA 0.7392 GPIA 0.1547 GPIA UNICEF: Africa
1990s 0.6453 GPIA 0.8217 GPIA 0.1763 GPIA UNICEF: Africa
2000s 0.7355 GPIA 0.8563 GPIA 0.1208 GPIA UNICEF: Africa
2010s 0.8869 GPIA 0.8983 GPIA 0.0114 GPIA UNICEF: Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity, Ethiopia or UNICEF: Africa?
UNICEF: Africa, at 0.9497 GPIA against 0.8998 GPIA in Ethiopia as of 2021.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity between Ethiopia and UNICEF: Africa?
0.0499 GPIA, with UNICEF: Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and UNICEF: Africa?
20 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
How do Ethiopia and UNICEF: Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
Ethiopia ranks 159th and UNICEF: Africa ranks 162nd of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,738 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release