School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in MDG: World
MDG: World: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.987 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.987 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
101st
of 221 groups
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.8173 GPIA
in 1974
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: World, 1973–2024
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.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in MDG: World, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.8221 GPIA | — |
| 1974 | 0.8173 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.8471 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.8634 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.8684 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.8685 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8657 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.8667 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.8677 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8667 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.8647 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.8683 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8692 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8769 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.8825 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.883 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8899 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8913 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8966 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9014 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.9023 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9052 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9074 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9089 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9105 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.91 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9135 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.917 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9235 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9252 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9465 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9453 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9492 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9548 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9603 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9668 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9705 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9731 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9708 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9748 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9913 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9909 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.993 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9991 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9782 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9811 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9823 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9829 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9829 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9845 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.987 GPIA | +0.3% |
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
- 98 Finland 0.9984 GPIA compare
- 99 Belarus 0.9984 GPIA compare
- 100 South Korea 0.9983 GPIA compare
- 101 Denmark 0.9981 GPIA compare
- 102 Trinidad and Tobago 0.998 GPIA compare
- 103 Greece 0.9976 GPIA compare
- 104 Equatorial Guinea 0.9973 GPIA compare
More education data for MDG: World
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3122 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7457 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4213 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.51 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