School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.8377 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.8377 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
183rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.8377 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.6522 GPIA
in 1990
Years of data
52
1970–2021
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 0.8377 GPIA for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 0.8377 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6522 GPIA, in 1990.
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 183rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7014 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.7019 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.6875 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6848 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.6778 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6686 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.6718 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6721 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.66 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6601 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6671 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6764 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6733 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6824 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6822 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6724 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6718 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6666 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.6662 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6719 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.6522 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.6612 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.6736 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.6813 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7292 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7567 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.786 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.7865 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7866 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7791 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.7816 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7703 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7796 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7575 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7586 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7517 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7632 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7589 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.752 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7572 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7526 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.742 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.783 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7984 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7936 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7899 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8018 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8166 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8234 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8283 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8346 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8377 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6786 GPIA | 0.66 GPIA | 0.7019 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.673 GPIA | 0.6662 GPIA | 0.6824 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7292 GPIA | 0.6522 GPIA | 0.7866 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7631 GPIA | 0.7517 GPIA | 0.7816 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.793 GPIA | 0.742 GPIA | 0.8283 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8361 GPIA | 0.8346 GPIA | 0.8377 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % 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), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7823 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.61 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 0.8377 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8377 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6522 GPIA in 1990.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 183rd out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release