School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9717 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries is 0.9717 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 0.9717 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8462 GPIA, in 1996.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 162nd 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 30 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.8617 GPIA | — |
| 1996 | 0.8462 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8647 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8707 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.877 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8839 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8928 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8981 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9109 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9145 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.919 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9233 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9285 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9384 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9384 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9381 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9349 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9383 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9447 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9506 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9516 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9559 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9567 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9585 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9623 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9655 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9665 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.969 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9702 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9717 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.864 GPIA | 0.8462 GPIA | 0.877 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9148 GPIA | 0.8839 GPIA | 0.9384 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9492 GPIA | 0.9349 GPIA | 0.9623 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9686 GPIA | 0.9655 GPIA | 0.9717 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- 159 Cuba 0.9756 GPIA compare
- 160 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.9755 GPIA compare
- 161 Indonesia 0.9752 GPIA compare
- 162 Russian Federation 0.9742 GPIA compare
- 163 Comoros 0.9726 GPIA compare
- 164 Hong Kong, China 0.9726 GPIA compare
- 165 Niger 0.969 GPIA compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 0.9717 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9717 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8462 GPIA in 1996.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 162nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 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