GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs South Africa: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity

GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
1.02 GPIA
in 2024
South Africa
1.05 GPIA
in 2023
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
88th
South Africa rank
90th

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

  • GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.05 GPIA against 1.02 GPIA in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, a difference of 0.03 GPIA.

Across all 24 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 88th and South Africa ranks 90th of 221 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 0.9062 GPIA 1.06 GPIA 0.1496 GPIA South Africa
1990s 0.9206 GPIA 1.06 GPIA 0.1423 GPIA South Africa
2000s 0.9883 GPIA 1.02 GPIA 0.033 GPIA South Africa
2010s 1.01 GPIA 1.04 GPIA 0.0342 GPIA South Africa
2020s 1.02 GPIA 1.05 GPIA 0.0299 GPIA South 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, GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 or South Africa?
South Africa, at 1.05 GPIA against 1.02 GPIA in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity between GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and South Africa?
0.03 GPIA, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and South Africa?
24 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 88th and South Africa ranks 90th of 221 groups.
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