School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
76th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.03 GPIA
in 2013
All-time low
0.5277 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa, 1970–2024
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 is 1.01 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5277 GPIA, in 1970.
SDG: Northern Africa ranks 76th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5277 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.53 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.5329 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5386 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5486 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.5405 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.56 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5844 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.561 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5527 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5508 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.5404 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.5752 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 0.5821 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.5961 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5882 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6198 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.6272 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6196 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.6282 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6484 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.6518 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.6363 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.6509 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.6565 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.668 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.6856 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6985 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.7148 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7364 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7593 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.783 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7886 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8409 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8462 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8546 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8784 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8992 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9135 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8922 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9007 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9317 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9239 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9711 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9486 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9733 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9663 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9699 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9761 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9816 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.998 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5476 GPIA | 0.5277 GPIA | 0.5844 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5928 GPIA | 0.5404 GPIA | 0.6282 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6747 GPIA | 0.6363 GPIA | 0.7364 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8456 GPIA | 0.7593 GPIA | 0.9135 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.959 GPIA | 0.9007 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9816 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9057 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa 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?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5277 GPIA in 1970.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 76th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa 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