School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Northern Africa
MDG: Northern Africa: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
64th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.5789 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Northern Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
MDG: Northern Africa recorded 1 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Northern Africa peaked at 1 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5789 GPIA, in 1971.
That places MDG: Northern Africa 64th 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 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5795 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.5789 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.591 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.603 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.6138 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6172 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.6338 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.6486 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6588 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6756 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.6855 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.6991 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7132 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7274 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7403 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7557 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7688 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7782 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7769 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7969 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8143 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8229 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8417 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8505 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8513 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8757 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8458 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8861 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9068 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9279 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9412 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9533 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9573 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9661 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9736 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.973 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9753 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9789 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.985 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9803 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9796 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.976 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9829 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9825 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9871 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9852 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9839 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9839 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9865 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9896 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9897 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9883 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9922 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9949 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.62 GPIA | 0.5789 GPIA | 0.6756 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7442 GPIA | 0.6855 GPIA | 0.7969 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8623 GPIA | 0.8143 GPIA | 0.9279 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9684 GPIA | 0.9412 GPIA | 0.985 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9837 GPIA | 0.976 GPIA | 0.9896 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9933 GPIA | 0.9883 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Northern Africa
- 61 Thailand 1.02 GPIA compare
- 62 Trinidad and Tobago 1.02 GPIA compare
- 63 Tokelau 1.02 GPIA compare
- 64 Malawi 1.02 GPIA compare
- 65 Montenegro 1.02 GPIA compare
- 66 Netherlands 1.02 GPIA compare
- 67 Estonia 1.02 GPIA compare
More education data for MDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.37 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 697,877 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Northern Africa?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Northern Africa was 1 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: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5789 GPIA in 1971.
- How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 64th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Northern Africa 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