School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9853 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9853 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
121st
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9853 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6494 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa stood at 0.9853 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 0.9853 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6494 GPIA, in 1970.
That places SDG: Northern Africa 121st 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 SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6494 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6498 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6618 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.6704 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.6799 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6835 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6947 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.7068 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.7142 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.726 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7339 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7447 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.7546 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7664 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7762 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7907 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.8025 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.8116 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8022 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8243 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8349 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8324 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8434 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8506 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8509 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8685 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8216 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8731 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8877 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9044 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9145 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9251 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.932 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9382 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9438 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9382 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9344 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9335 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9472 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9453 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9476 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9369 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9474 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9503 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9567 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9549 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.959 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9643 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9659 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9736 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9751 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9747 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9799 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9804 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9853 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6836 GPIA | 0.6494 GPIA | 0.726 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7807 GPIA | 0.7339 GPIA | 0.8243 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8567 GPIA | 0.8216 GPIA | 0.9044 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9352 GPIA | 0.9145 GPIA | 0.9472 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9557 GPIA | 0.9369 GPIA | 0.9736 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9791 GPIA | 0.9747 GPIA | 0.9853 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
- 118 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.9935 GPIA compare
- 119 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9934 GPIA compare
- 120 Lebanon 0.9933 GPIA compare
- 121 Ghana 0.9928 GPIA compare
- 122 Republic of Moldova 0.9922 GPIA compare
- 123 Palestine, State of 0.9915 GPIA compare
- 124 Paraguay 0.9914 GPIA compare
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 400,895 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa was 0.9853 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9853 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6494 GPIA in 1970.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 121st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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