School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9412 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan recorded 0.9412 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan peaked at 0.9412 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7993 GPIA, in 1996.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 202nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.7993 GPIA | — |
| 1997 | 0.8118 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8155 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8228 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8357 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8448 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8348 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8427 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8284 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8553 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8653 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8755 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8839 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8895 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8894 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8938 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8988 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9001 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8991 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8994 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.902 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.904 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9009 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9095 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9117 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9118 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.913 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9271 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9412 GPIA | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8123 GPIA | 0.7993 GPIA | 0.8228 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.8556 GPIA | 0.8284 GPIA | 0.8895 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8997 GPIA | 0.8894 GPIA | 0.9095 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.921 GPIA | 0.9117 GPIA | 0.9412 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
- 199 Central African Republic 0.7715 GPIA compare
- 200 Afghanistan 0.7641 GPIA compare
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 35.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan was 0.9412 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: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9412 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7993 GPIA in 1996.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 202nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 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