School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Early-demographic Dividend
WB: Early-demographic Dividend: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9886 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9886 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
95th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.03 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.8324 GPIA
in 1974
Years of data
53
1972–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: Early-demographic Dividend recorded 0.9886 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Early-demographic Dividend peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8324 GPIA, in 1974.
That places WB: Early-demographic Dividend 95th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.8393 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 0.8364 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.8324 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.8366 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.8398 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8428 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.8472 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.8473 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8483 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.854 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.8575 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8581 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8641 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.8665 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8666 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8654 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8706 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8752 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.877 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8806 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8843 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8842 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8847 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8849 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.881 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8868 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.885 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8913 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.894 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9021 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9113 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9535 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9565 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9599 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9654 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9721 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9839 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9879 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9913 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9896 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9886 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.981 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9845 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9853 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9844 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.982 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9834 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9886 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8402 GPIA | 0.8324 GPIA | 0.8473 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.8626 GPIA | 0.8483 GPIA | 0.8752 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.884 GPIA | 0.877 GPIA | 0.8913 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9487 GPIA | 0.894 GPIA | 0.9879 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.981 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9848 GPIA | 0.982 GPIA | 0.9886 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Early-demographic Dividend
More education data for WB: Early-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 163.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 111.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 57.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2597 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Early-demographic Dividend was 0.9886 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8324 GPIA in 1974.
- How does WB: Early-demographic Dividend rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 95th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Early-demographic Dividend 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