School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9777 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9777 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
144th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9777 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.8962 GPIA
in 2011
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) recorded 0.9777 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 0.9777 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8962 GPIA, in 2011.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 144th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9292 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.9284 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.9243 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.9182 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.9222 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.9235 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.9188 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.9214 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.9211 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.9126 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.9199 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.9347 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.9394 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9389 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9336 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.9394 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.9377 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9406 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9399 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9501 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9692 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9665 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9644 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9623 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9594 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.949 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9434 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9395 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9329 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9261 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9193 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9228 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9205 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9238 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.928 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9259 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9297 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9273 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9271 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9317 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9277 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8962 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9086 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9198 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9336 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9257 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9451 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9496 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9514 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9543 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9631 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9698 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9732 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9763 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9777 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.922 GPIA | 0.9126 GPIA | 0.9292 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9374 GPIA | 0.9199 GPIA | 0.9501 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9513 GPIA | 0.9261 GPIA | 0.9692 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9256 GPIA | 0.9193 GPIA | 0.9317 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9312 GPIA | 0.8962 GPIA | 0.9543 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.972 GPIA | 0.9631 GPIA | 0.9777 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 141 Poland 0.9883 GPIA compare
- 142 Nigeria 0.988 GPIA compare
- 143 Switzerland 0.9879 GPIA compare
- 144 Greece 0.9878 GPIA compare
- 145 San Marino 0.9878 GPIA compare
- 146 Russia 0.9877 GPIA compare
- 147 Philippines 0.9872 GPIA compare
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8034 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 875,127 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7424 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 0.9777 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9777 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8962 GPIA in 2011.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 144th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release