School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9648 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9648 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
190th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9648 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.5951 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: West and Central Africa recorded 0.9648 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 0.9648 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5951 GPIA, in 1970.
That places UNICEF: West and Central Africa 190th 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: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5951 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6072 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6272 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.6441 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6562 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6539 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.6645 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.6932 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.7111 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.7175 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.7296 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.739 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.7384 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7359 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7411 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7384 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7396 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7645 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7294 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7653 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.741 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7551 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.7686 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.767 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7671 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7654 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.777 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7786 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7787 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7911 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7974 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8074 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8047 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8144 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8196 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8277 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8413 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8669 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8749 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8842 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8959 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9009 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9227 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.935 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9348 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9481 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.936 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.941 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9453 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9522 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9585 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9628 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9618 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9607 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9648 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.657 GPIA | 0.5951 GPIA | 0.7175 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7421 GPIA | 0.7294 GPIA | 0.7653 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.769 GPIA | 0.741 GPIA | 0.7911 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8339 GPIA | 0.7974 GPIA | 0.8842 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9312 GPIA | 0.8959 GPIA | 0.9522 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9617 GPIA | 0.9585 GPIA | 0.9648 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- 187 Serbia 0.9497 GPIA compare
- 188 Sudan 0.9495 GPIA compare
- 189 Mauritius 0.9488 GPIA compare
- 190 Namibia 0.9466 GPIA compare
- 191 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.9459 GPIA compare
- 192 Sao Tome and Principe 0.9452 GPIA compare
- 193 Guinea-Bissau 0.9436 GPIA compare
More education data for UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.92 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9224 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5411 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.20 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.11 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 0.9648 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9648 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5951 GPIA in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 190th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: West and Central 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