School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas): School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.07 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) is 1.07 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8987 GPIA, in 1981.
That places UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 3rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.8987 GPIA | — |
| 1982 | 0.8992 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9003 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9035 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.911 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.9212 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9354 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.9289 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.9297 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9181 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9248 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9255 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9276 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9302 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9325 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9353 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9386 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.942 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9405 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9521 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9535 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9576 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9619 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9846 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9883 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9267 GPIA | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 0.989 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9895 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9909 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9935 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9993 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9868 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.07 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9142 GPIA | 0.8987 GPIA | 0.9354 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9315 GPIA | 0.9181 GPIA | 0.942 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9752 GPIA | 0.9267 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9973 GPIA | 0.9868 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
More education data for UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.31 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 873,576 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.44 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) was 1.07 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: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8987 GPIA in 1981.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 3rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 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