School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9808 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9808 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
178th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.05 GPIA
in 1990
All-time low
0.9231 GPIA
in 2002
Years of data
35
1990–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa is 0.9808 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% 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 UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.9231 GPIA, in 2002.
That places UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 178th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.05 GPIA | — |
| 1991 | 1.01 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.9894 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.9857 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9789 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.9752 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9702 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9559 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9737 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9778 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9816 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9231 GPIA | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9754 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9847 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9973 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9988 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.974 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9811 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9932 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9873 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9861 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9846 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9853 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.985 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9859 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9824 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9822 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9808 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9893 GPIA | 0.9559 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9813 GPIA | 0.9231 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9846 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9833 GPIA | 0.9808 GPIA | 0.9859 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 0.9808 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 1990.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9231 GPIA in 2002.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 178th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 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