School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
84th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2013
All-time low
0.9366 GPIA
in 2002
Years of data
39
1983–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) recorded 1.01 GPIA for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.9366 GPIA, in 2002.
That places ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 84th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.9818 GPIA | — |
| 1984 | 0.9828 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9862 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9746 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9886 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.985 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9733 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9712 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.967 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9655 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9631 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9536 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9649 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9709 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9749 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9366 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9721 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9847 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9939 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9914 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9638 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.998 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9947 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9905 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9863 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9916 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.997 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9985 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9981 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9813 GPIA | 0.9746 GPIA | 0.9862 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.9742 GPIA | 0.9536 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9803 GPIA | 0.9366 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9863 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.997 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- 81 Palestine, State of 1.01 GPIA compare
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- 83 Puerto Rico 1.01 GPIA compare
- 84 Qatar 1.01 GPIA compare
- 85 Botswana 1.01 GPIA compare
- 86 Algeria 1.01 GPIA compare
- 87 Malaysia 1.01 GPIA compare
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.7% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 38.99 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 26.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 100.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 80.81 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 40.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9366 GPIA in 2002.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 84th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release