School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: North America and Western Europe

UIS: North America and Western Europe: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9731 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
0.9731 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
192nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.9499 GPIA
in 2003
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: North America and Western Europe, 1999–2024

00.250.50.7511999201120241999: 0.999 GPIA2000: 0.999 GPIA2001: 1 GPIA2002: 1 GPIA2003: 0.95 GPIA2004: 0.978 GPIA2005: 0.983 GPIA2006: 0.997 GPIA2007: 0.995 GPIA2008: 0.992 GPIA2009: 0.992 GPIA2010: 0.992 GPIA2011: 0.992 GPIA2012: 0.993 GPIA2013: 0.992 GPIA2014: 0.998 GPIA2015: 0.986 GPIA2016: 0.994 GPIA2017: 0.998 GPIA2018: 1 GPIA2019: 0.985 GPIA2020: 0.997 GPIA2021: 1 GPIA2022: 0.973 GPIA2023: 0.973 GPIA2024: 0.973 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

UIS: North America and Western Europe recorded 0.9731 GPIA for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: North America and Western Europe peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9499 GPIA, in 2003.

That places UIS: North America and Western Europe 192nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: North America and Western Europe, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in UIS: North America and Western Europe, 1999 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
1999 0.9991 GPIA
2000 0.9991 GPIA +0.0%
2001 1 GPIA +0.6%
2002 1.01 GPIA +0.2%
2003 0.9499 GPIA -5.7%
2004 0.9779 GPIA +2.9%
2005 0.9833 GPIA +0.6%
2006 0.9967 GPIA +1.4%
2007 0.9954 GPIA -0.1%
2008 0.9919 GPIA -0.4%
2009 0.992 GPIA +0.0%
2010 0.992 GPIA +0.0%
2011 0.9919 GPIA -0.0%
2012 0.993 GPIA +0.1%
2013 0.9916 GPIA -0.1%
2014 0.9976 GPIA +0.6%
2015 0.9864 GPIA -1.1%
2016 0.9938 GPIA +0.8%
2017 0.998 GPIA +0.4%
2018 1 GPIA +0.4%
2019 0.9854 GPIA -1.6%
2020 0.9974 GPIA +1.2%
2021 1.01 GPIA +1.1%
2022 0.9727 GPIA -3.5%
2023 0.9731 GPIA +0.0%
2024 0.9731 GPIA +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9991 GPIA 0.9991 GPIA 0.9991 GPIA 1
2000s 0.9898 GPIA 0.9499 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 10
2010s 0.9932 GPIA 0.9854 GPIA 1 GPIA 10
2020s 0.9848 GPIA 0.9727 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near UIS: North America and Western Europe

  1. 189 Gibraltar 0.923 GPIA compare
  2. 190 Cayman Islands 0.9165 GPIA compare
  3. 191 Monaco 0.915 GPIA compare
  4. 192 Réunion 0.9062 GPIA
  5. 193 Yemen 0.9046 GPIA compare
  6. 194 Eswatini 0.8935 GPIA compare
  7. 195 Mozambique 0.8528 GPIA

See the full ranking of 426 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: North America and Western Europe was 0.9731 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2021.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9499 GPIA in 2003.
How does UIS: North America and Western Europe rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 192nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this UIS: North America and Western Europe 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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Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
426 places, 13,932 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release