School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
70th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2013
All-time low
0.8151 GPIA
in 1985
Years of data
51
1974–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia is 1.01 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8151 GPIA, in 1985.
That places SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 70th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.8674 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 0.8577 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.8556 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.8595 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.8469 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.8386 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8315 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.8156 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.8272 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8241 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.826 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8151 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8335 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.8393 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.8355 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.8381 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8438 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.842 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.832 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8385 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8383 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8384 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.846 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8521 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8564 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8693 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8817 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8955 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8982 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.927 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9288 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9313 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9401 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9546 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9622 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.95 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9498 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9686 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.968 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9848 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9672 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9849 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9809 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9949 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9929 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9987 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8543 GPIA | 0.8386 GPIA | 0.8674 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.8286 GPIA | 0.8151 GPIA | 0.8393 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8457 GPIA | 0.832 GPIA | 0.8693 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9269 GPIA | 0.8817 GPIA | 0.9622 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9821 GPIA | 0.9498 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9929 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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 SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- 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 SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8151 GPIA in 1985.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 70th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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