School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.973 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 0.973 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.973 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8233 GPIA, in 1998.
That places SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 148th 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.8286 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.8233 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8289 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8307 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8383 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8338 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8399 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8472 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8568 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8671 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8798 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8897 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8993 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9074 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9042 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9207 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9307 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9323 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9391 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9364 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9407 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9445 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9492 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9546 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9614 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9675 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9706 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.973 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8269 GPIA | 0.8233 GPIA | 0.8289 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8583 GPIA | 0.8307 GPIA | 0.8993 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9305 GPIA | 0.9042 GPIA | 0.9492 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9654 GPIA | 0.9546 GPIA | 0.973 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- 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
- 150 Guatemala 0.9826 GPIA compare
- 151 Liechtenstein 0.9826 GPIA compare
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 191.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 97.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.973 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: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.973 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8233 GPIA in 1998.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 148th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Sub-saharan 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