School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9632 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9632 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
196th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9651 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.888 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
31
1994–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: 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 SDG: Western Asia is 0.9632 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 SDG: Western Asia peaked at 0.9651 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.888 GPIA, in 1999.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 196th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.8995 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.8992 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8981 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8947 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8925 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.888 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8922 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9018 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9096 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9119 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9144 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9195 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9256 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9308 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9398 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9444 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9472 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9489 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9516 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.954 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9575 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9579 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9638 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9623 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9642 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9644 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9649 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9651 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9627 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9641 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9632 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8953 GPIA | 0.888 GPIA | 0.8995 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.919 GPIA | 0.8922 GPIA | 0.9444 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9572 GPIA | 0.9472 GPIA | 0.9644 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.964 GPIA | 0.9627 GPIA | 0.9651 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
- 193 Guinea-Bissau 0.9436 GPIA compare
- 194 French Polynesia 0.943 GPIA
- 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
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.60 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.8025 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 537,217 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.33 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Western Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Western Asia was 0.9632 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9651 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.888 GPIA in 1999.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 196th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in SDG: 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 SDG: 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