School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.9901 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9901 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
89th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.03 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.7896 GPIA
in 1974
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) stood at 0.9901 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7896 GPIA, in 1974.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 89th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.7961 GPIA | — |
| 1974 | 0.7896 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.8323 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.8558 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.861 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.8591 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.8541 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.8528 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.8522 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8507 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8475 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.8526 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.8534 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8644 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.8705 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.8754 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8799 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8835 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8911 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.8971 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8992 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9042 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.909 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9139 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9145 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9154 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.919 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9231 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9296 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9321 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9672 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9642 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9691 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9735 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9771 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.986 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9895 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.992 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9919 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9913 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9854 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9876 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9886 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9866 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9843 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9867 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9901 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8354 GPIA | 0.7896 GPIA | 0.861 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.8599 GPIA | 0.8475 GPIA | 0.8799 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9047 GPIA | 0.8835 GPIA | 0.919 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9611 GPIA | 0.9231 GPIA | 0.9895 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9854 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9873 GPIA | 0.9843 GPIA | 0.9901 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 0.9901 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7896 GPIA in 1974.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 89th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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