School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9786 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9786 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
138th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9786 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.7653 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern is 0.9786 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 0.9786 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7653 GPIA, in 1971.
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 138th 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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7653 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.7653 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.7727 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7815 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7941 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.7952 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.7972 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.8071 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.8188 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.8194 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.834 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.8434 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8471 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.851 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.8602 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8541 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8587 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.8752 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.8645 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8779 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8874 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8876 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8879 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8905 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8833 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8611 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.8554 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8583 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8532 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8717 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8746 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8782 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8773 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.883 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8928 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9024 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9133 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9175 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9237 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9336 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9371 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9235 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9311 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9406 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9469 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9582 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9615 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9591 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9551 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9589 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9618 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9684 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9749 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.978 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9786 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7917 GPIA | 0.7653 GPIA | 0.8194 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8566 GPIA | 0.834 GPIA | 0.8779 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8736 GPIA | 0.8532 GPIA | 0.8905 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8996 GPIA | 0.8746 GPIA | 0.9336 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9472 GPIA | 0.9235 GPIA | 0.9615 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9723 GPIA | 0.9618 GPIA | 0.9786 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7823 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.61 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 0.9786 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9786 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7653 GPIA in 1971.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 138th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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