School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.9868 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9868 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
107th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9868 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.648 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) stood at 0.9868 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 0.9868 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.648 GPIA, in 1970.
That places ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 107th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.648 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6483 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6603 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.6689 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.6786 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6825 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.6938 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.7052 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.7126 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.7246 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7324 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.743 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.7534 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.7653 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7751 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7895 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.8012 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.81 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8011 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.823 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.8337 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8314 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8424 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.85 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8504 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8678 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8221 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8735 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8884 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9053 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9153 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9254 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9327 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9391 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9449 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9398 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9359 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9353 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9489 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.947 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.949 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9386 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9486 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9513 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9579 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9562 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9606 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.966 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9677 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9754 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9753 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9751 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9802 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9809 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9868 GPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6823 GPIA | 0.648 GPIA | 0.7246 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7794 GPIA | 0.7324 GPIA | 0.823 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8565 GPIA | 0.8221 GPIA | 0.9053 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9364 GPIA | 0.9153 GPIA | 0.9489 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9571 GPIA | 0.9386 GPIA | 0.9754 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9797 GPIA | 0.9751 GPIA | 0.9868 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- 104 Equatorial Guinea 0.9973 GPIA compare
- 105 Poland 0.9971 GPIA compare
- 106 Singapore 0.997 GPIA compare
- 107 Jamaica 0.9965 GPIA compare
- 108 Costa Rica 0.9961 GPIA compare
- 109 Czechia 0.9961 GPIA compare
- 110 Netherlands 0.9958 GPIA compare
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.06 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 875,090 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 0.9868 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9868 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.648 GPIA in 1970.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 107th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 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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February 2026 Data Release