School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: 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
78th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2011
All-time low
0.9343 GPIA
in 2002
Years of data
40
1983–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 1.01 GPIA for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.9343 GPIA, in 2002.
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 78th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.9795 GPIA | — |
| 1984 | 0.9805 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9841 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.972 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9869 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.983 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9708 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9685 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9641 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9625 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9599 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9499 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9619 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9684 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9726 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9343 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9675 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9827 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9935 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9893 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9681 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9998 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9986 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9921 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9891 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9856 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9913 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9971 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9987 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9982 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9846 GPIA | 0.972 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.9717 GPIA | 0.9499 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9791 GPIA | 0.9343 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.998 GPIA | 0.9856 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9971 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.50 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Sub-saharan 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9343 GPIA in 2002.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 78th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UIS: Sub-saharan 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