School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9887 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9887 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
94th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9887 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6926 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 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 is 0.9887 GPIA, measured 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 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 0.9887 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6926 GPIA, in 1971.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 94th of 221 groups on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6945 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6926 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.6993 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7033 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.7076 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.7142 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.7238 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7357 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.746 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.7704 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.7812 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.7928 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.7993 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.8066 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.815 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8234 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8323 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8366 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8346 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8451 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.855 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8569 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.866 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8712 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8721 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8807 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8562 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8813 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8881 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8956 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9049 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9156 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9238 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9288 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9341 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9349 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9377 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9435 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9527 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9506 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9521 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9479 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9583 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9669 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9707 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9722 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9762 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.975 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9776 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9798 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9832 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9842 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9861 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9869 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9887 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7187 GPIA | 0.6926 GPIA | 0.7704 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8167 GPIA | 0.7812 GPIA | 0.8451 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8723 GPIA | 0.855 GPIA | 0.8956 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9326 GPIA | 0.9049 GPIA | 0.9527 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9677 GPIA | 0.9479 GPIA | 0.9798 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9858 GPIA | 0.9832 GPIA | 0.9887 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- 91 Turkmenistan 0.9989 GPIA compare
- 92 Albania 0.9989 GPIA compare
- 93 Malta 0.9987 GPIA compare
- 94 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.9987 GPIA compare
- 95 Japan 0.9986 GPIA compare
- 95 Slovakia 0.9986 GPIA compare
- 97 Switzerland 0.9986 GPIA compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 0.9887 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9887 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6926 GPIA in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 94th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release