School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9293 GPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
0.9293 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
175th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9293 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.7644 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
48
1970–2017
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 0.9293 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 0.9293 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7644 GPIA, in 1971.
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 175th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7645 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.7644 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.7695 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.7769 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7876 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.786 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.7862 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.793 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.7993 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.799 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8105 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.8182 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.8211 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8249 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.8322 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.8278 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8327 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8461 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8398 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8529 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8654 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8687 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8724 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8736 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8701 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8585 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.852 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8518 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8455 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8557 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8555 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8555 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8547 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8567 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8609 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8677 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8753 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8768 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8851 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8932 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8991 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8908 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9016 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9126 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9178 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9247 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9293 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9293 GPIA | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7826 GPIA | 0.7644 GPIA | 0.7993 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8306 GPIA | 0.8105 GPIA | 0.8529 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8614 GPIA | 0.8455 GPIA | 0.8736 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8681 GPIA | 0.8547 GPIA | 0.8932 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9131 GPIA | 0.8908 GPIA | 0.9293 GPIA | 8 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 0.9293 GPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9293 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7644 GPIA in 1971.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 175th out of 221 groups with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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