School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
36th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.7397 GPIA
in 1985
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa is 1.02 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7397 GPIA, in 1985.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 36th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7958 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.7932 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.7882 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.7892 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7925 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.7844 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7898 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.7997 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.7852 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.778 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.7699 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7488 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.77 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.7666 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7763 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7397 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.7645 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.7707 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.7663 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7724 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7858 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7847 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7761 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7846 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7851 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7899 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8026 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.814 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8202 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8399 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8587 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8788 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.892 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9202 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9303 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9417 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9555 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9664 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.948 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9709 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9443 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9679 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9737 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.974 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9717 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9664 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9826 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9802 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7896 GPIA | 0.778 GPIA | 0.7997 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7645 GPIA | 0.7397 GPIA | 0.7763 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7983 GPIA | 0.7761 GPIA | 0.8399 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9263 GPIA | 0.8587 GPIA | 0.9709 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9773 GPIA | 0.9443 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 1.02 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: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7397 GPIA in 1985.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 36th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North 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