School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9597 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9597 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
191st
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9606 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.8579 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
27
1998–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Western Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
MDG: Western Asia recorded 0.9597 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 0.9606 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8579 GPIA, in 1999.
MDG: Western Asia ranks 191st of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8614 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.8579 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8607 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8744 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8842 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8923 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8917 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8986 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9074 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9152 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9243 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9301 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9341 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9364 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9346 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9432 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9475 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9472 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.953 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9505 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9533 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9535 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9569 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9568 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9585 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9606 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9597 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8597 GPIA | 0.8579 GPIA | 0.8614 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8979 GPIA | 0.8607 GPIA | 0.9301 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9453 GPIA | 0.9341 GPIA | 0.9535 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9585 GPIA | 0.9568 GPIA | 0.9606 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia
- 188 Mali 0.9201 GPIA compare
- 189 Tajikistan 0.9165 GPIA compare
- 190 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9103 GPIA compare
- 191 Cameroon 0.9086 GPIA compare
- 192 Dominica 0.9036 GPIA compare
- 193 Djibouti 0.8951 GPIA compare
- 194 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.8863 GPIA compare
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.55 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8984 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.60 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Western Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Western Asia was 0.9597 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: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9606 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8579 GPIA in 1999.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 191st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Western Asia 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