School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9887 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9887 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
141st
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9887 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.8962 GPIA
in 2011
Years of data
46
1979–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) is 0.9887 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 0.9887 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8962 GPIA, in 2011.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 141st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.9059 GPIA | — |
| 1980 | 0.9129 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.9273 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.9322 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9308 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.9256 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.9316 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.9287 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9318 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9298 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9417 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9588 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.9579 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9544 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9516 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9557 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9443 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9379 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9341 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9286 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9224 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9163 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9196 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9174 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9195 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9242 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9244 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9287 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9255 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9253 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9298 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9306 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8962 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9129 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9268 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9402 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9326 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9522 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9586 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9602 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9636 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.971 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9789 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9834 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9882 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9887 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9059 GPIA | 0.9059 GPIA | 0.9059 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.9292 GPIA | 0.9129 GPIA | 0.9417 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9446 GPIA | 0.9224 GPIA | 0.9588 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9231 GPIA | 0.9163 GPIA | 0.9298 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9374 GPIA | 0.8962 GPIA | 0.9636 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.982 GPIA | 0.971 GPIA | 0.9887 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 0.9887 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9887 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 141st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release