School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9837 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9837 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
122nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9837 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6923 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries is 0.9837 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 0.9837 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6923 GPIA, in 1971.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 122nd 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6938 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6923 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.6991 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7033 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.7077 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.7143 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.7237 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7355 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.7455 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.769 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7795 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.7909 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.7973 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.8045 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.8128 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8212 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.83 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8344 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8328 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8428 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8524 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8542 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.863 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.868 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8687 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8766 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8529 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8766 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8828 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8896 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8982 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.908 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9153 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9208 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9254 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9278 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9292 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9322 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9427 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9431 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9453 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9402 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9482 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.957 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.963 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9635 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9689 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9699 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9719 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.976 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9792 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9816 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9823 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9837 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7184 GPIA | 0.6923 GPIA | 0.769 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8146 GPIA | 0.7795 GPIA | 0.8428 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8685 GPIA | 0.8524 GPIA | 0.8896 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9243 GPIA | 0.8982 GPIA | 0.9431 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9604 GPIA | 0.9402 GPIA | 0.976 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9814 GPIA | 0.9792 GPIA | 0.9837 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- 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
- 125 Martinique 0.9911 GPIA compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 0.9837 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9837 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6923 GPIA in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 122nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme 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