School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9564 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.9564 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
157th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9564 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.8146 GPIA
in 1985
Years of data
53
1970–2022
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa recorded 0.9564 GPIA for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2022. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 0.9564 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8146 GPIA, in 1985.
That places UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 157th out of 221 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.835 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.8341 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.8336 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.8303 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.8292 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.828 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.8251 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.829 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.8258 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.8243 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.822 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.8189 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8149 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.8158 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8156 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8146 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8257 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.8333 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.837 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8455 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8767 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.8895 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.9161 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9301 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9428 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9351 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.9302 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9194 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9074 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8906 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8813 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8709 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8702 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8637 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8488 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8463 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8479 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8415 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8563 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.866 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8759 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8971 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9044 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9156 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9258 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9231 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.934 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9383 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9433 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9442 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9524 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9563 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9564 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8294 GPIA | 0.8243 GPIA | 0.835 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8243 GPIA | 0.8146 GPIA | 0.8455 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9138 GPIA | 0.8767 GPIA | 0.9428 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8593 GPIA | 0.8415 GPIA | 0.8813 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9202 GPIA | 0.8759 GPIA | 0.9442 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.955 GPIA | 0.9524 GPIA | 0.9564 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- 154 Palau 0.98 GPIA compare
- 155 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.979 GPIA compare
- 156 Switzerland 0.9789 GPIA compare
- 157 Greece 0.9784 GPIA compare
- 158 Russian Federation 0.9775 GPIA compare
- 159 Egypt 0.9769 GPIA compare
- 160 Saint Helena 0.9767 GPIA compare
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 0.9564 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9564 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8146 GPIA in 1985.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 157th out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern 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