School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: World
UNICEF: World: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9941 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9941 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
142nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9941 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.9782 GPIA
in 1990
Years of data
41
1984–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: World, 1984–2024
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: World is 0.9941 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: World peaked at 0.9941 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9782 GPIA, in 1990.
That places UNICEF: World 142nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: World, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.9871 GPIA | — |
| 1985 | 0.9803 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.9818 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9832 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9797 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.979 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9782 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9848 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9819 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.9827 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9835 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9832 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9841 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.983 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9843 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9818 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9822 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9868 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9908 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9833 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9886 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9906 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9896 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9883 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9873 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.984 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9879 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9921 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.994 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9917 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.987 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9866 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9859 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9866 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9853 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9803 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.984 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9863 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9919 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9941 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9818 GPIA | 0.979 GPIA | 0.9871 GPIA | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.9828 GPIA | 0.9782 GPIA | 0.9848 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9871 GPIA | 0.9822 GPIA | 0.9908 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9887 GPIA | 0.9853 GPIA | 0.994 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9873 GPIA | 0.9803 GPIA | 0.9941 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: World
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 314.34 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 336.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 206.38 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 34.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 404.15 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 212.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 199.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: World?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: World was 0.9941 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: World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9941 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9782 GPIA in 1990.
- How does UNICEF: World rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UNICEF: World ranks 142nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UNICEF: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: World 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