What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?

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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.8009 GPIA in 1974.

How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 74th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.

Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

Name: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9951 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.9951 GPIA

Change on year

up 0.6%

Rank

74th

of 221 groups

All-time high

1.03 GPIA

in 2016

All-time low

0.8009 GPIA

in 1974

Years of data

1974–2024

School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1974–2024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) stood at 0.9951 GPIA.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8009 GPIA, in 1974.

That places ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 74th 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 51 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1974 to 2024.
Year	GPIA	Change
1974	0.8009 GPIA	—
1975	0.8019 GPIA	+0.1%
1976	0.8044 GPIA	+0.3%
1977	0.811 GPIA	+0.8%
1978	0.8138 GPIA	+0.3%
1979	0.8171 GPIA	+0.4%
1980	0.8198 GPIA	+0.3%
1981	0.8265 GPIA	+0.8%
1982	0.8278 GPIA	+0.2%
1983	0.822 GPIA	-0.7%
1984	0.8289 GPIA	+0.8%
1985	0.8328 GPIA	+0.5%
1986	0.8352 GPIA	+0.3%
1987	0.8343 GPIA	-0.1%
1988	0.8372 GPIA	+0.4%
1989	0.8455 GPIA	+1.0%
1990	0.8445 GPIA	-0.1%
1991	0.8487 GPIA	+0.5%
1992	0.8527 GPIA	+0.5%
1993	0.8539 GPIA	+0.2%
1994	0.8578 GPIA	+0.5%
1995	0.8607 GPIA	+0.3%
1996	0.8598 GPIA	-0.1%
1997	0.8659 GPIA	+0.7%
1998	0.8667 GPIA	+0.1%
1999	0.868 GPIA	+0.1%
2000	0.872 GPIA	+0.5%
2001	0.8813 GPIA	+1.1%
2002	0.8893 GPIA	+0.9%
2003	0.9376 GPIA	+5.4%
2004	0.9391 GPIA	+0.2%
2005	0.9434 GPIA	+0.5%
2006	0.9501 GPIA	+0.7%
2007	0.9631 GPIA	+1.4%
2008	0.974 GPIA	+1.1%
2009	0.9789 GPIA	+0.5%
2010	0.9786 GPIA	-0.0%
2011	0.9732 GPIA	-0.5%
2012	0.9823 GPIA	+0.9%
2013	1.01 GPIA	+3.3%
2014	1.02 GPIA	+0.1%
2015	1.02 GPIA	+0.3%
2016	1.03 GPIA	+1.4%
2017	1.03 GPIA	-0.3%
2018	0.9841 GPIA	-4.4%
2019	0.9889 GPIA	+0.5%
2020	0.9918 GPIA	+0.3%
2021	0.9909 GPIA	-0.1%
2022	0.9879 GPIA	-0.3%
2023	0.9893 GPIA	+0.1%
2024	0.9951 GPIA	+0.6%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.8082 GPIA	0.8009 GPIA	0.8171 GPIA	6
1980s	0.831 GPIA	0.8198 GPIA	0.8455 GPIA	10
1990s	0.8579 GPIA	0.8445 GPIA	0.868 GPIA	10
2000s	0.9329 GPIA	0.872 GPIA	0.9789 GPIA	10
2010s	1 GPIA	0.9732 GPIA	1.03 GPIA	10
2020s	0.991 GPIA	0.9879 GPIA	0.9951 GPIA	5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

71 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1 GPIA compare
72 Australia 1 GPIA compare
72 Georgia 1 GPIA compare
74 Syrian Arab Republic 1 GPIA compare
75 Andorra 1 GPIA compare
76 Bulgaria 1 GPIA compare
77 Israel 1 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 436 places →

More education data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.74 million (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5884 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 143.09 million (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4555 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 135.85 million (2024)
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 278.94 million (2024)
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82.99 million (2024)

All data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) →

Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 0.9951 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?: 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.8009 GPIA in 1974.
How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?: ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 74th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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Indicator: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit: GPIA
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 436 places, 17,324 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release