School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): 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 7.1%
Rank
49th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6747 GPIA
in 1972
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) is 1.02 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6747 GPIA, in 1972.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 49th 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 (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6761 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6759 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6747 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.6761 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.679 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6799 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.6875 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6953 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6908 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6899 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.6873 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6773 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6877 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6892 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6944 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6799 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6911 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6941 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.6921 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6955 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7013 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7021 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6983 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7003 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7007 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7039 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.7098 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7131 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7162 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7219 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.729 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7589 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8945 GPIA | +17.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8558 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8562 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9028 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9132 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9038 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8993 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8963 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9081 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.901 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8938 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8947 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9026 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8925 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.893 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8911 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8926 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8993 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8962 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8924 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8862 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9485 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6825 GPIA | 0.6747 GPIA | 0.6953 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6889 GPIA | 0.6773 GPIA | 0.6955 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7068 GPIA | 0.6983 GPIA | 0.7219 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.861 GPIA | 0.729 GPIA | 0.9132 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8969 GPIA | 0.8911 GPIA | 0.9081 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9278 GPIA | 0.8862 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- 46 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.04 GPIA compare
- 47 Liechtenstein 1.04 GPIA compare
- 48 Mali 1.04 GPIA compare
- 49 Honduras 1.04 GPIA compare
- 50 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.03 GPIA compare
- 51 Saudi Arabia 1.03 GPIA compare
- 52 Comoros 1.03 GPIA compare
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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 (excluding High Income)?
- 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 (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6747 GPIA in 1972.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 49th 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 (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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