School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender was 0.9868 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9868 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
110th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9888 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.7957 GPIA
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Developing Regions, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Developing Regions is 0.9868 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 0.9888 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7957 GPIA, in 1975.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 110th 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 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.7957 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.8087 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.8115 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.8149 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.8134 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.8133 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.812 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.8123 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8115 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8146 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8188 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8276 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8338 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.8352 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8411 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.8428 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8485 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.8542 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8566 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8635 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8694 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8739 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8762 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8788 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8844 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8885 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8943 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8973 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9196 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9198 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9277 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9336 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9395 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9482 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9562 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9569 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9565 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9644 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.98 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9818 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9832 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9888 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9878 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9761 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9784 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9778 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9766 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9808 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9841 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9868 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8088 GPIA | 0.7957 GPIA | 0.8149 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.822 GPIA | 0.8115 GPIA | 0.8411 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8648 GPIA | 0.8428 GPIA | 0.8844 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9225 GPIA | 0.8885 GPIA | 0.9562 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9754 GPIA | 0.9565 GPIA | 0.9888 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9812 GPIA | 0.9766 GPIA | 0.9868 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 339.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 286.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Developing Regions?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Developing Regions was 0.9868 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9888 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7957 GPIA in 1975.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 110th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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