School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Northern Africa
MDG: Northern Africa: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.977 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.977 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
138th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.977 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.8332 GPIA
in 1996
Years of data
31
1994–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Northern Africa, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Northern Africa stood at 0.977 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Northern Africa peaked at 0.977 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8332 GPIA, in 1996.
That places MDG: Northern Africa 138th 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 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.8519 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.8678 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8332 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8811 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 0.897 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9145 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9266 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9371 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.931 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9491 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9574 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9523 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9516 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9599 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.967 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9628 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9588 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9507 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9613 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9627 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9653 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9644 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9628 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9625 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9639 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9662 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9672 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9666 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9703 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9716 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.977 GPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8742 GPIA | 0.8332 GPIA | 0.9145 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9495 GPIA | 0.9266 GPIA | 0.967 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9618 GPIA | 0.9507 GPIA | 0.9662 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9705 GPIA | 0.9666 GPIA | 0.977 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Northern Africa
- 135 Brazil 0.9885 GPIA compare
- 136 Nigeria 0.9882 GPIA compare
- 137 Dominican Republic 0.9876 GPIA compare
- 138 Belize 0.9863 GPIA compare
- 139 Luxembourg 0.9862 GPIA compare
- 140 Colombia 0.9861 GPIA compare
- 141 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9854 GPIA compare
More education data for MDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.37 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 697,877 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Northern Africa?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Northern Africa was 0.977 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.977 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8332 GPIA in 1996.
- How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 138th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Northern Africa 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