School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.9856 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9856 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
118th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.7917 GPIA
in 1974
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Developing Regions, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Developing Regions is 0.9856 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 1 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7917 GPIA, in 1974.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 118th 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 52 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.7957 GPIA | — |
| 1974 | 0.7917 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.826 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.8452 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.8507 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.8507 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8476 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.8486 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.8496 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8487 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.8464 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8508 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.8523 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8615 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8679 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.8691 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8763 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.878 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8842 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.8898 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8911 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8942 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8969 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8987 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9001 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8994 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9034 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9075 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9142 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9159 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9402 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9394 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9439 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9496 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9557 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9632 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9671 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9701 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9677 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9723 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9907 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9901 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9922 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9994 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9761 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9789 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9807 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9813 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9811 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9828 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9856 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8297 GPIA | 0.7917 GPIA | 0.8507 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.8571 GPIA | 0.8464 GPIA | 0.8763 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8936 GPIA | 0.878 GPIA | 0.9034 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9397 GPIA | 0.9075 GPIA | 0.9671 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9839 GPIA | 0.9677 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9823 GPIA | 0.9807 GPIA | 0.9856 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 339.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 286.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Developing Regions?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Developing Regions was 0.9856 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7917 GPIA in 1974.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 118th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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