School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)

UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas): School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9457 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.9457 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
205th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9457 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.668 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) recorded 0.9457 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) peaked at 0.9457 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.668 GPIA, in 1971.

That places UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 205th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), 1970 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
1970 0.6707 GPIA
1971 0.668 GPIA -0.4%
1972 0.6865 GPIA +2.8%
1973 0.705 GPIA +2.7%
1974 0.722 GPIA +2.4%
1975 0.7166 GPIA -0.7%
1976 0.7345 GPIA +2.5%
1977 0.7444 GPIA +1.3%
1978 0.7497 GPIA +0.7%
1979 0.7585 GPIA +1.2%
1980 0.7726 GPIA +1.9%
1981 0.7816 GPIA +1.2%
1982 0.7884 GPIA +0.9%
1983 0.786 GPIA -0.3%
1984 0.792 GPIA +0.8%
1985 0.7444 GPIA -6.0%
1986 0.7467 GPIA +0.3%
1987 0.8129 GPIA +8.9%
1988 0.7853 GPIA -3.4%
1989 0.7883 GPIA +0.4%
1990 0.7955 GPIA +0.9%
1991 0.8015 GPIA +0.7%
1992 0.8111 GPIA +1.2%
1993 0.8174 GPIA +0.8%
1994 0.7997 GPIA -2.2%
1995 0.7672 GPIA -4.1%
1996 0.7753 GPIA +1.1%
1997 0.7853 GPIA +1.3%
1998 0.7876 GPIA +0.3%
1999 0.8438 GPIA +7.1%
2000 0.839 GPIA -0.6%
2001 0.8317 GPIA -0.9%
2002 0.8174 GPIA -1.7%
2003 0.8201 GPIA +0.3%
2004 0.8265 GPIA +0.8%
2005 0.8302 GPIA +0.4%
2006 0.8383 GPIA +1.0%
2007 0.8469 GPIA +1.0%
2008 0.8563 GPIA +1.1%
2009 0.8637 GPIA +0.9%
2010 0.8647 GPIA +0.1%
2011 0.8281 GPIA -4.2%
2012 0.8513 GPIA +2.8%
2013 0.8736 GPIA +2.6%
2014 0.8878 GPIA +1.6%
2015 0.9355 GPIA +5.4%
2016 0.9294 GPIA -0.7%
2017 0.9233 GPIA -0.6%
2018 0.9171 GPIA -0.7%
2019 0.9208 GPIA +0.4%
2020 0.9264 GPIA +0.6%
2021 0.9341 GPIA +0.8%
2022 0.9392 GPIA +0.5%
2023 0.9437 GPIA +0.5%
2024 0.9457 GPIA +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.7156 GPIA 0.668 GPIA 0.7585 GPIA 10
1980s 0.7798 GPIA 0.7444 GPIA 0.8129 GPIA 10
1990s 0.7984 GPIA 0.7672 GPIA 0.8438 GPIA 10
2000s 0.837 GPIA 0.8174 GPIA 0.8637 GPIA 10
2010s 0.8932 GPIA 0.8281 GPIA 0.9355 GPIA 10
2020s 0.9378 GPIA 0.9264 GPIA 0.9457 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)

  1. 202 Benin 0.925 GPIA compare
  2. 203 Cameroon 0.9175 GPIA compare
  3. 204 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.9157 GPIA compare
  4. 205 Djibouti 0.9108 GPIA compare
  5. 206 Mali 0.9103 GPIA compare
  6. 207 Yemen 0.8767 GPIA compare
  7. 208 Chad 0.8616 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 436 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) was 0.9457 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
The highest recorded value was 0.9457 GPIA in 2024.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.668 GPIA in 1971.
How does UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) ranks 205th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 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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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
436 places, 17,324 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release