School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9732 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 0.9732 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 0.9732 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.805 GPIA, in 1998.
That places GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 146th 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 28 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.8088 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.805 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8119 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8173 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8245 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8221 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8299 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8382 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8493 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8606 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.873 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8842 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8939 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9025 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8995 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9161 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9266 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9287 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9366 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9328 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9383 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9425 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9484 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9543 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9613 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9675 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9708 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9732 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8086 GPIA | 0.805 GPIA | 0.8119 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8493 GPIA | 0.8173 GPIA | 0.8939 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9272 GPIA | 0.8995 GPIA | 0.9484 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9654 GPIA | 0.9543 GPIA | 0.9732 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 143 Guyana 0.9839 GPIA compare
- 144 Barbados 0.9838 GPIA compare
- 145 Sao Tome and Principe 0.9837 GPIA compare
- 146 Netherlands 0.9837 GPIA compare
- 147 Palau 0.9831 GPIA compare
- 148 Zimbabwe 0.983 GPIA compare
- 149 Uzbekistan 0.9827 GPIA compare
More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
All data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 0.9732 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9732 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.805 GPIA in 1998.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 146th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release