School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Africa
UNICEF: 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
72nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.8496 GPIA
in 1981
Years of data
51
1974–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Africa, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: Africa recorded 1.01 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 up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Africa peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8496 GPIA, in 1981.
UNICEF: Africa ranks 72nd of 221 groups on this measure, 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 UNICEF: Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.8726 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 0.8697 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.8721 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.8778 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.8741 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.8684 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.8673 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.8496 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8801 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.8778 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8783 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8752 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.8805 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9032 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.9052 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9131 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.9213 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9038 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.8979 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.894 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8937 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.893 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8972 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8985 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8933 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9116 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9244 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9341 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9069 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9452 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9606 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9704 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9804 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9961 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9765 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9529 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9815 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9987 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9939 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9943 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.99 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9893 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9855 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9832 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9889 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9945 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9985 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9997 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8724 GPIA | 0.8684 GPIA | 0.8778 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.883 GPIA | 0.8496 GPIA | 0.9131 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9004 GPIA | 0.893 GPIA | 0.9213 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9548 GPIA | 0.9069 GPIA | 0.9961 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9912 GPIA | 0.9815 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9945 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Africa?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: 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 UNICEF: Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8496 GPIA in 1981.
- How does UNICEF: Africa rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UNICEF: Africa ranks 72nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UNICEF: Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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