School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): 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 7.2%
Rank
48th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6739 GPIA
in 1972
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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 7.2% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6739 GPIA, in 1972.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 48th 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 (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6752 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6751 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6739 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.6752 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6781 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6791 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.6868 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6946 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6901 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6892 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.6866 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6766 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.687 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6884 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6935 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.679 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6902 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6931 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.6911 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6944 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7001 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7009 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.697 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6988 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.6991 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7026 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.7082 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7109 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7139 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7195 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7268 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7572 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.894 GPIA | +18.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8547 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.855 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9022 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9127 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9033 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8988 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8957 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9076 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9004 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8931 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8939 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9013 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8933 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8919 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.89 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8916 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8983 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.895 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.891 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8845 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9477 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6817 GPIA | 0.6739 GPIA | 0.6946 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.688 GPIA | 0.6766 GPIA | 0.6944 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7051 GPIA | 0.697 GPIA | 0.7195 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.86 GPIA | 0.7268 GPIA | 0.9127 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8962 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 0.9076 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9268 GPIA | 0.8845 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- 45 Togo 1.04 GPIA compare
- 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
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 28.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6739 GPIA in 1972.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 48th 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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