School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9696 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9696 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
179th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9696 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6057 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Western and Central, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Western and Central stood at 0.9696 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.9696 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6057 GPIA, in 1970.
That places WB: Africa Western and Central 179th 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 WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6057 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6222 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.6376 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6519 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6584 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6593 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.6663 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6985 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.719 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.7246 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.7353 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7438 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7411 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.7354 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.7389 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7561 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7592 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.7605 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7286 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7734 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 0.746 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.758 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.772 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7659 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7729 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.7831 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7927 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7892 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7848 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7799 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7912 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8065 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8085 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8188 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8239 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8326 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8477 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8776 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8832 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8909 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9028 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9097 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9337 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9445 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9434 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9408 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9297 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9402 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9503 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9582 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9652 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9685 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9663 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9641 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9696 GPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6644 GPIA | 0.6057 GPIA | 0.7246 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7472 GPIA | 0.7286 GPIA | 0.7734 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7744 GPIA | 0.746 GPIA | 0.7927 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8381 GPIA | 0.7912 GPIA | 0.8909 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9353 GPIA | 0.9028 GPIA | 0.9582 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9667 GPIA | 0.9641 GPIA | 0.9696 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Western and Central
More education data for WB: Africa Western and Central
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.61 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.08 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Western and Central was 0.9696 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 Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9696 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6057 GPIA in 1970.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 179th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Western and Central 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