School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9504 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9504 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
201st
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9504 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6183 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 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: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan is 0.9504 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan peaked at 0.9504 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6183 GPIA, in 1971.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 201st 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: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6214 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6183 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.625 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6325 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6328 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6406 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.6513 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.6554 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6814 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6978 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7093 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.7184 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.7447 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.7469 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7538 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.7604 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.7699 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.769 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7693 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7757 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.783 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.7863 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7903 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.791 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7957 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8015 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7827 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7978 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8013 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8091 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8259 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8365 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8264 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8429 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8258 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8566 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8684 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8805 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8898 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.894 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8958 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8995 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9087 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9121 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9079 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9084 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9094 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9117 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9061 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.917 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9187 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9183 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.918 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9342 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9504 GPIA | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6456 GPIA | 0.6183 GPIA | 0.6978 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7517 GPIA | 0.7093 GPIA | 0.7757 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7939 GPIA | 0.7827 GPIA | 0.8091 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8547 GPIA | 0.8258 GPIA | 0.894 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9077 GPIA | 0.8958 GPIA | 0.917 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9279 GPIA | 0.918 GPIA | 0.9504 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
- 198 Ethiopia 0.9346 GPIA compare
- 199 Eswatini 0.9344 GPIA compare
- 200 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9292 GPIA compare
- 201 Montserrat 0.9261 GPIA compare
- 202 Benin 0.925 GPIA compare
- 203 Cameroon 0.9175 GPIA compare
- 204 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.9157 GPIA compare
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 35.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan was 0.9504 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9504 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6183 GPIA in 1971.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 201st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 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