School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.07 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.07 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
6th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.07 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.9002 GPIA
in 1983
Years of data
49
1972–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Western and Central, 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 WB: Africa Western and Central is 1.07 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9002 GPIA, in 1983.
That places WB: Africa Western and Central 6th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.9059 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 0.9106 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.9154 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.9414 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.9486 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.9014 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9004 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9002 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9068 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.9171 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9221 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.9373 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.9263 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.931 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.9221 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9291 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.9302 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9318 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9339 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9361 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9397 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9438 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9463 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9439 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9567 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9609 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9631 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.966 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9856 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9889 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9374 GPIA | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9932 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.992 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9931 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9954 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9927 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9183 GPIA | 0.9059 GPIA | 0.9414 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.9191 GPIA | 0.9002 GPIA | 0.9486 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9357 GPIA | 0.9221 GPIA | 0.9463 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9792 GPIA | 0.9374 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.992 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Western and Central
More education data for WB: Africa Western and Central
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.61 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.08 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Western and Central 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 WB: Africa Western and Central?
- 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 WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9002 GPIA in 1983.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 6th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Western and Central 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release