School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.96 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.96 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
167th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.962 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.8412 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
31
1994–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Western Asia, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
MDG: Western Asia recorded 0.96 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 0.962 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8412 GPIA, in 1999.
MDG: Western Asia ranks 167th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.8451 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.8456 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8455 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8443 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8431 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8412 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.844 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8493 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8555 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.861 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8705 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8878 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8958 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9048 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9176 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9262 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9291 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9299 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9337 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9404 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9447 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9451 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9505 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9451 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.953 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9495 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9539 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9553 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9592 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.962 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.96 GPIA | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8441 GPIA | 0.8412 GPIA | 0.8456 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.8812 GPIA | 0.844 GPIA | 0.9262 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9421 GPIA | 0.9291 GPIA | 0.953 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9581 GPIA | 0.9539 GPIA | 0.962 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.88 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4264 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.72 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 517,916 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.60 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.08 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Western Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Western Asia was 0.96 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: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.962 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8412 GPIA in 1999.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 167th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Western Asia 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