SDG: Europe and Northern America vs South Africa: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index

SDG: Europe and Northern America
1.24 GPIA
in 2024
South Africa
1.4 GPIA
in 2023
SDG: Europe and Northern America rank
41st
South Africa rank
38th

School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index over time

  • SDG: Europe and Northern America
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.4 GPIA against 1.24 GPIA in SDG: Europe and Northern America, a difference of 0.16 GPIA.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Europe and Northern America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2002 it was SDG: Europe and Northern America ahead.

SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 41st and South Africa ranks 38th of 221 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, SDG: Europe and Northern America averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Europe and Northern America South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 1.23 GPIA 1.1 GPIA 0.1265 GPIA SDG: Europe and Northern America
2010s 1.22 GPIA 1.27 GPIA 0.0504 GPIA South Africa
2020s 1.23 GPIA 1.37 GPIA 0.1354 GPIA South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index, SDG: Europe and Northern America or South Africa?
South Africa, at 1.4 GPIA against 1.24 GPIA in SDG: Europe and Northern America as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index between SDG: Europe and Northern America and South Africa?
0.16 GPIA, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Europe and Northern America and South Africa?
21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do SDG: Europe and Northern America and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 41st and South Africa ranks 38th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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, 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
412 places, 14,075 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release