School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
102nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.04 GPIA
in 2007
All-time low
0.8986 GPIA
in 1988
Years of data
53
1972–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 1 GPIA for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.8986 GPIA, in 1988.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 102nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.9206 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 0.9239 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.9571 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.9824 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 1 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 1 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.9919 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.9985 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.9802 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.9611 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.9388 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9179 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8986 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.911 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.9227 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9183 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.9371 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9466 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9543 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9604 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.9668 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9719 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.977 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9665 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9637 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9545 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.973 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9899 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9965 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9858 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9844 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9766 GPIA | 0.9206 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.9614 GPIA | 0.8986 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9522 GPIA | 0.9183 GPIA | 0.977 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9925 GPIA | 0.9545 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
- 99 Peru 1 GPIA compare
- 100 French Polynesia 1 GPIA compare
- 101 Equatorial Guinea 1 GPIA compare
- 102 Syrian Arab Republic 1 GPIA compare
- 103 France 1 GPIA compare
- 104 Jamaica 1 GPIA compare
- 105 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1 GPIA compare
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 75.92 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 36.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 22.98 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 36.80 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 74.48 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 37.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8986 GPIA in 1988.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 102nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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