School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9729 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9729 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
149th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9729 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.828 GPIA
in 1996
Years of data
31
1994–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: 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 SDG: Northern Africa stood at 0.9729 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 0.9729 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.828 GPIA, in 1996.
SDG: Northern Africa ranks 149th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.8457 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.8589 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.828 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8693 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8823 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8972 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9075 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9162 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9172 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9343 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9404 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9389 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9375 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9497 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9468 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9451 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9387 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9455 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9481 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.954 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9524 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9538 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9571 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.958 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9641 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.965 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9644 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9676 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9685 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9729 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8636 GPIA | 0.828 GPIA | 0.8972 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9328 GPIA | 0.9075 GPIA | 0.9497 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9517 GPIA | 0.9387 GPIA | 0.9641 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9677 GPIA | 0.9644 GPIA | 0.9729 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
- 146 Netherlands 0.9837 GPIA compare
- 147 Palau 0.9831 GPIA compare
- 148 Zimbabwe 0.983 GPIA compare
- 149 Uzbekistan 0.9827 GPIA compare
- 150 Guatemala 0.9826 GPIA compare
- 151 Liechtenstein 0.9826 GPIA compare
- 152 Kazakhstan 0.9811 GPIA compare
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Northern Africa?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Northern Africa was 0.9729 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9729 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.828 GPIA in 1996.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 149th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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