School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in South Africa
South Africa: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.06 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in South Africa, 1989–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in South Africa stood at 1.06 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in South Africa peaked at 1.19 GPIA in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.9991 GPIA, in 2015.
South Africa ranks 56th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in South Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1.16 GPIA | — |
| 1990 | 1.18 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 1.19 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 1.19 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.12 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 1.1 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.09 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9991 GPIA | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 1.11 GPIA | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 1.09 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.16 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.16 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPIA | 0.9991 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 4 |
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More education data for South Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.50 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 287,310 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 13.45 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.82 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.68 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 818,404 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.28 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in South Africa?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in South Africa was 1.06 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 GPIA in 1994.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9991 GPIA in 2015.
- How does South Africa rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- South Africa ranks 56th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release