School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9716 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9716 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
171st
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9716 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6231 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries is 0.9716 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 0.9716 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6231 GPIA, in 1970.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 171st of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6231 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6235 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.6412 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.6406 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.6387 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.6464 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.6541 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6796 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.6936 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6965 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7065 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.7307 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7506 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.7299 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.7516 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7461 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.7524 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.7606 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7729 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7798 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.7905 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8001 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.8039 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8075 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8109 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8017 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8004 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8063 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8085 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8275 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8435 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8539 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8513 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8613 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8616 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8849 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8991 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9138 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9218 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.929 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.923 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9283 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9365 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9386 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9492 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9498 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9485 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9473 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9532 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9578 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9628 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9679 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9705 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9716 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6537 GPIA | 0.6231 GPIA | 0.6965 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7481 GPIA | 0.7065 GPIA | 0.7798 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8057 GPIA | 0.7905 GPIA | 0.8275 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8801 GPIA | 0.8435 GPIA | 0.9218 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9403 GPIA | 0.923 GPIA | 0.9532 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9661 GPIA | 0.9578 GPIA | 0.9716 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 36.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 22.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 87.82 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 37.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 36.80 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 0.9716 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9716 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6231 GPIA in 1970.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 171st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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