School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in South Africa
South Africa: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2018. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in South Africa, 1989–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in South Africa is 1 GPI, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in South Africa peaked at 1.05 GPI in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.9544 GPI, in 2015.
South Africa ranks 95th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in South Africa, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1.05 GPI | — |
| 1990 | 1.05 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 1.05 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.03 GPI | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.04 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.03 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPI | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 1.02 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9988 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9999 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9996 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9974 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.998 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9544 GPI | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPI | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1 GPI | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.05 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.04 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9988 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9997 GPI | 0.9544 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 8 |
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More education data for South Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 407,696 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.50 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.52 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.119 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.52 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.44 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in South Africa?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in South Africa was 1 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 1990.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9544 GPI in 2015.
- How does South Africa rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- South Africa ranks 95th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.