School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9599 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9599 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
198th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9622 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.8797 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
31
1994–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Western Asia, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Western Asia is 0.9599 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 0.9622 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8797 GPIA, in 1999.
That places MDG: Western Asia 198th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.8924 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.8914 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8899 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8864 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.884 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8797 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8854 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8966 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9044 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9076 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9103 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9159 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9216 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.926 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9355 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9403 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9433 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9456 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9487 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9516 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9546 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.955 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9611 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9585 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9609 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9605 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9611 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9622 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9595 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9611 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9599 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8873 GPIA | 0.8797 GPIA | 0.8924 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9144 GPIA | 0.8854 GPIA | 0.9403 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.954 GPIA | 0.9433 GPIA | 0.9611 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9608 GPIA | 0.9595 GPIA | 0.9622 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia
- 195 Mozambique 0.9429 GPIA compare
- 196 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9417 GPIA compare
- 197 Fiji 0.9411 GPIA compare
- 198 Ethiopia 0.9346 GPIA compare
- 199 Eswatini 0.9344 GPIA compare
- 200 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9292 GPIA compare
- 201 Montserrat 0.9261 GPIA compare
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.7723 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4264 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.88 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.72 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 517,916 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.60 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.08 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Western Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Western Asia was 0.9599 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9622 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8797 GPIA in 1999.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 198th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Western Asia 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