School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.06 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.06 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
7th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.06 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.9011 GPIA
in 1983
Years of data
53
1972–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 1972–2024
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: West and Central Africa is 1.06 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9011 GPIA, in 1983.
That places UNICEF: West and Central Africa 7th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.9055 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.9149 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.9205 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.9305 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9396 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.9497 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.9406 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9476 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.9019 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 0.9011 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9011 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9079 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.918 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.923 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.9378 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.9273 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9322 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.9236 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9307 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.932 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9336 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9354 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9373 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9404 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9441 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9461 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9437 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9556 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9596 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9625 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9655 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9844 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.988 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.94 GPIA | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9929 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9911 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.992 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9941 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9938 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9264 GPIA | 0.9055 GPIA | 0.9497 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.9198 GPIA | 0.9011 GPIA | 0.9476 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9367 GPIA | 0.9236 GPIA | 0.9461 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9785 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9911 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: West and Central Africa
More education data for UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.92 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9224 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5411 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.20 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 1.06 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: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9011 GPIA in 1983.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 7th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: West and Central 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