School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9763 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9763 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
150th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9763 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6626 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 0.9763 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 0.9763 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6626 GPIA, in 1970.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 150th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6626 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6694 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6816 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.6938 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.7094 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.7131 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.7203 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7407 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.7573 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.7604 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7751 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.7853 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.7859 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7853 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7914 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7952 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8014 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.8123 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.791 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8144 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8057 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8133 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.8202 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.8199 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8204 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8116 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8142 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8158 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8117 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8211 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8305 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8401 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8409 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8502 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8589 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8694 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8833 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8992 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9064 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9158 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9226 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9161 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9304 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.941 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9446 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9525 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9487 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9516 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9535 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9589 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9637 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9693 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9727 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9737 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9763 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7109 GPIA | 0.6626 GPIA | 0.7604 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7937 GPIA | 0.7751 GPIA | 0.8144 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8154 GPIA | 0.8057 GPIA | 0.8211 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8695 GPIA | 0.8305 GPIA | 0.9158 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.942 GPIA | 0.9161 GPIA | 0.9589 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9712 GPIA | 0.9637 GPIA | 0.9763 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 0.9763 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9763 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6626 GPIA in 1970.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 150th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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