School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9647 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9647 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
160th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9647 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6716 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) is 0.9647 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 0.9647 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6716 GPIA, in 1970.
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 160th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6716 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6751 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.6844 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.6942 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.705 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.7053 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7094 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.7212 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.7314 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.7357 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.7436 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7524 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7559 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7492 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.7479 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.7651 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.785 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7972 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7866 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.8086 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8112 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8195 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8288 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.83 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8292 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8324 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8265 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8344 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8335 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8414 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8441 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8502 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8462 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8536 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.858 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8656 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8728 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8801 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8892 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.897 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9033 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9005 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9155 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.924 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9273 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.932 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9316 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9357 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9396 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9452 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9506 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9548 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9591 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9621 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9647 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7033 GPIA | 0.6716 GPIA | 0.7357 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7691 GPIA | 0.7436 GPIA | 0.8086 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8287 GPIA | 0.8112 GPIA | 0.8414 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8657 GPIA | 0.8441 GPIA | 0.897 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9255 GPIA | 0.9005 GPIA | 0.9452 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9583 GPIA | 0.9506 GPIA | 0.9647 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- 157 Micronesia (country) 0.9804 GPIA compare
- 158 Albania 0.9801 GPIA compare
- 159 Azerbaijan 0.9792 GPIA compare
- 160 Kenya 0.979 GPIA compare
- 161 Niue 0.9789 GPIA compare
- 162 Uzbekistan 0.978 GPIA compare
- 163 Australia 0.9762 GPIA compare
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 0.9647 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9647 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6716 GPIA in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 160th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release