School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9417 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.9417 GPIA
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
196th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.19 GPIA
in 1974
All-time low
0.8888 GPIA
in 1984
Years of data
24
1971–2023
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Antigua and Barbuda, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Antigua and Barbuda recorded 0.9417 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2023.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 1.19 GPIA in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.8888 GPIA, in 1984.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 196th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9245 GPIA | — |
| 1974 | 1.19 GPIA | +28.7% |
| 1975 | 0.9565 GPIA | -19.6% |
| 1976 | 0.9446 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 1.04 GPIA | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 0.9258 GPIA | -10.6% |
| 1979 | 0.989 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 0.8888 GPIA | -10.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9933 GPIA | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9714 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9547 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9629 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9227 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9367 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9584 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9649 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9572 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9707 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9755 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9882 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9985 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9803 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9865 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9417 GPIA | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9952 GPIA | 0.9245 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.8888 GPIA | 0.8888 GPIA | 0.8888 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9933 GPIA | 0.9933 GPIA | 0.9933 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.963 GPIA | 0.9547 GPIA | 0.9714 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9653 GPIA | 0.9227 GPIA | 0.9985 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9641 GPIA | 0.9417 GPIA | 0.9865 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 193 Guinea-Bissau 0.9436 GPIA compare
- 194 French Polynesia 0.943 GPIA compare
- 195 Mozambique 0.9429 GPIA compare
- 197 Fiji 0.9411 GPIA compare
- 198 Ethiopia 0.9346 GPIA compare
- 199 Eswatini 0.9344 GPIA compare
More education data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,087 (2023)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Antigua and Barbuda?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Antigua and Barbuda was 0.9417 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 GPIA in 1974.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8888 GPIA in 1984.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 196th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, 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