School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9972 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9972 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
76th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9972 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6106 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern Africa, 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 SDG: Northern Africa is 0.9972 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 0.9972 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6106 GPIA, in 1970.
SDG: Northern Africa ranks 76th 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 SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6106 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.611 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.6214 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.6317 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6418 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.6439 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.6577 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6705 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.6788 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.693 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.7013 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.7132 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.7256 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.7382 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7495 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7635 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.7753 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7839 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7828 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8005 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8164 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.824 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.8411 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8487 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8492 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8701 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.843 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8779 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8953 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9134 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9248 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9351 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9442 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9508 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9571 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9587 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9599 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9581 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9647 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9623 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.963 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9615 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9656 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9679 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9728 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.974 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9745 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9779 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9805 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9874 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9875 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9863 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9896 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9918 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9972 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.646 GPIA | 0.6106 GPIA | 0.693 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7534 GPIA | 0.7013 GPIA | 0.8005 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8579 GPIA | 0.8164 GPIA | 0.9134 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9516 GPIA | 0.9248 GPIA | 0.9647 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9725 GPIA | 0.9615 GPIA | 0.9874 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9905 GPIA | 0.9863 GPIA | 0.9972 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern Africa?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern Africa was 0.9972 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9972 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6106 GPIA in 1970.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 76th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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