School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9623 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Western Asia, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Western Asia stood at 0.9623 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% 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 SDG: Western Asia peaked at 0.9639 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8555 GPIA, in 1999.
That places SDG: Western Asia 164th 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 28 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.8596 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.858 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8555 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8572 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8615 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8661 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8701 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8793 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8949 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9023 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9106 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9231 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9318 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9337 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9341 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9378 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9439 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9483 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9485 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9535 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9496 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9565 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9535 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9572 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9581 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9612 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9639 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9623 GPIA | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8577 GPIA | 0.8555 GPIA | 0.8596 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8897 GPIA | 0.8572 GPIA | 0.9318 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9459 GPIA | 0.9337 GPIA | 0.9565 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9605 GPIA | 0.9572 GPIA | 0.9639 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2265 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.33 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Western Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Western Asia was 0.9623 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: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9639 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8555 GPIA in 1999.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 164th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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