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

SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
1.24 GPIA
in 2024
South Africa
1.4 GPIA
in 2023
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand rank
40th
South Africa rank
38th

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

  • SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
  • South Africa
00.511.5198820062024

How they compare

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

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

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

SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 40th and South Africa ranks 38th of 221 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 1.23 GPIA 1.1 GPIA 0.1283 GPIA SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
2010s 1.22 GPIA 1.27 GPIA 0.0481 GPIA South Africa
2020s 1.24 GPIA 1.37 GPIA 0.1328 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, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand or South Africa?
South Africa, at 1.4 GPIA against 1.24 GPIA in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index between SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand and South Africa?
0.16 GPIA, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand and South Africa?
21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 40th 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