School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: 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 6.4%
Rank
43rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.7208 GPIA
in 1985
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan recorded 1.02 GPIA for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7208 GPIA, in 1985.
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 43rd 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.743 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.7416 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.7394 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.7394 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7404 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.7386 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.7424 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.7472 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.7415 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.7388 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7351 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7246 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7327 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7325 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7359 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7208 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7301 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7318 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7291 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7312 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7356 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.7348 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7307 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7327 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7325 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7349 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7399 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7427 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7451 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7506 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7568 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.787 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.916 GPIA | +16.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8828 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8804 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9217 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.928 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9181 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9136 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9127 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9207 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9148 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.91 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.909 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9144 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9045 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.906 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9034 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9104 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9173 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9094 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9025 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8985 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9548 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7412 GPIA | 0.7386 GPIA | 0.7472 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7304 GPIA | 0.7208 GPIA | 0.7359 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7379 GPIA | 0.7307 GPIA | 0.7506 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8817 GPIA | 0.7568 GPIA | 0.928 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9111 GPIA | 0.9034 GPIA | 0.9207 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9362 GPIA | 0.8985 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
- 40 El Salvador 1.04 GPIA compare
- 41 Saint Lucia 1.04 GPIA compare
- 42 Cape Verde 1.04 GPIA compare
- 43 Dominican Republic 1.04 GPIA compare
- 44 Barbados 1.04 GPIA compare
- 45 Togo 1.04 GPIA compare
- 46 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.04 GPIA compare
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 35.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7208 GPIA in 1985.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 43rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 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