School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Northern Africa
MDG: Northern Africa: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9953 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9953 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
73rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9953 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6246 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Northern Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Northern Africa stood at 0.9953 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Northern Africa peaked at 0.9953 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6246 GPIA, in 1971.
That places MDG: Northern Africa 73rd 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 in MDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6251 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6246 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.6381 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.6479 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.6578 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.6625 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.6755 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.689 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6975 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.7113 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7205 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.7327 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.7439 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.757 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.7682 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7841 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7974 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.8074 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7966 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.8219 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8335 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8307 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8429 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8513 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.852 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8728 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8195 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8794 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8969 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9168 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9289 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9418 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9509 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9562 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9638 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9523 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9506 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.955 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9671 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.959 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9601 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9501 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9668 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9684 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9702 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9701 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9709 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9726 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9753 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9798 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9815 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9811 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9879 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9887 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9953 GPIA | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6629 GPIA | 0.6246 GPIA | 0.7113 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.773 GPIA | 0.7205 GPIA | 0.8219 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8596 GPIA | 0.8195 GPIA | 0.9168 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9526 GPIA | 0.9289 GPIA | 0.9671 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9684 GPIA | 0.9501 GPIA | 0.9798 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9869 GPIA | 0.9811 GPIA | 0.9953 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Northern Africa
More education data for MDG: Northern Africa
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.27 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Northern Africa?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Northern Africa was 0.9953 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9953 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6246 GPIA in 1971.
- How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 73rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Northern Africa 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