School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in UNICEF: World
UNICEF: World: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.987 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.987 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
101st
of 221 groups
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.817 GPIA
in 1974
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: World, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: World stood at 0.987 GPIA.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: World peaked at 1 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.817 GPIA, in 1974.
UNICEF: World ranks 101st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in UNICEF: World, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.8217 GPIA | — |
| 1974 | 0.817 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.8468 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.8632 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.8682 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.8683 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8654 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.8665 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.8674 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8665 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.8644 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.8681 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8689 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8767 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.8823 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8828 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8897 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8911 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8964 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9012 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.9022 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.905 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9073 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9088 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9103 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9099 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9133 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9169 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9234 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9251 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9464 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9453 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9491 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9548 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9602 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9668 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9704 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.973 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9708 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9748 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9913 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9909 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.993 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9991 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9782 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9811 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9823 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9829 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9829 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9845 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.987 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8501 GPIA | 0.817 GPIA | 0.8683 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.8733 GPIA | 0.8644 GPIA | 0.8897 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9046 GPIA | 0.8911 GPIA | 0.9133 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9458 GPIA | 0.9169 GPIA | 0.9704 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9853 GPIA | 0.9708 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9839 GPIA | 0.9823 GPIA | 0.987 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: World
- 98 Finland 0.9984 GPIA compare
- 99 Belarus 0.9984 GPIA compare
- 100 South Korea 0.9983 GPIA compare
- 101 Denmark 0.9981 GPIA compare
- 102 Trinidad and Tobago 0.998 GPIA compare
- 103 Greece 0.9976 GPIA compare
- 104 Equatorial Guinea 0.9973 GPIA compare
More education data for UNICEF: World
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3082 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5772 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 336.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: World?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: World was 0.987 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.817 GPIA in 1974.
- How does UNICEF: World rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UNICEF: World ranks 101st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UNICEF: World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: World 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