School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: World
MDG: World: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.987 GPIA in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: World, 1973β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: World stood at 0.987 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: World peaked at 1 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8173 GPIA, in 1974.
That places MDG: World 101st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8504 GPIA | 0.8173 GPIA | 0.8685 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.8736 GPIA | 0.8647 GPIA | 0.8899 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9047 GPIA | 0.8913 GPIA | 0.9135 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9459 GPIA | 0.917 GPIA | 0.9705 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9853 GPIA | 0.9708 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9839 GPIA | 0.9823 GPIA | 0.987 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: World
More education data for MDG: World
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 314.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 206.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 404.43 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 213.09 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 199.67 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: World?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: World was 0.987 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8173 GPIA in 1974.
- How does MDG: World rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- MDG: World ranks 101st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in MDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: World 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