School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9797 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Africa Western and Central, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Africa Western and Central stood at 0.9797 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.9797 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7754 GPIA, in 1999.
WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 124th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.7796 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.7754 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7795 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7923 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.786 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.798 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8061 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8184 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8296 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8512 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8607 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.869 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8814 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8875 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.915 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9255 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.922 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9249 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9173 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.931 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9433 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9528 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9616 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9666 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.971 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9748 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9797 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7775 GPIA | 0.7754 GPIA | 0.7796 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8191 GPIA | 0.7795 GPIA | 0.869 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9201 GPIA | 0.8814 GPIA | 0.9528 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9707 GPIA | 0.9616 GPIA | 0.9797 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Western and Central
More education data for WB: Africa Western and Central
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.61 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.08 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Africa Western and Central was 0.9797 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9797 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7754 GPIA in 1999.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 124th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Western and Central 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