School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9997 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) is 0.9997 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.9301 GPIA, in 1998.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 109th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.9885 GPIA | — |
| 1994 | 0.9793 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9724 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.9634 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9469 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9301 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9447 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.949 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9583 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.973 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9474 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9683 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9918 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9406 GPIA | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.971 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 1.07 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9769 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9782 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9824 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9846 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9894 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9909 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9939 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9977 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9997 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9608 GPIA | 0.9301 GPIA | 0.9885 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9762 GPIA | 0.9406 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9769 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9943 GPIA | 0.9894 GPIA | 0.9997 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.02 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.01 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 875,127 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 17.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 5.72 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 0.9997 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9301 GPIA in 1998.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 109th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release