SDG: Small Island Developing States vs South Africa: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index
SDG: Small Island Developing States
1.01 GPIA
in 2024
South Africa
1.06 GPIA
in 2023
SDG: Small Island Developing States rank
55th
South Africa rank
56th
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index over time
- SDG: Small Island Developing States
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1.06 GPIA against 1.01 GPIA in SDG: Small Island Developing States, a difference of 0.05 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1989 it was South Africa ahead.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 56th of 221 groups.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | SDG: Small Island Developing States | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 0.0977 GPIA | South Africa |
| 1990s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 0.1054 GPIA | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 0.0484 GPIA | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 0.0523 GPIA | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 0.0628 GPIA | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index, SDG: Small Island Developing States or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 1.06 GPIA against 1.01 GPIA in SDG: Small Island Developing States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index between SDG: Small Island Developing States and South Africa?
- 0.05 GPIA, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Small Island Developing States and South Africa?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
- How do SDG: Small Island Developing States and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 56th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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
February 2026 Data Release