School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: World
UNICEF: World: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9887 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9887 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
101st
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9901 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.8313 GPIA
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: World, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: World stood at 0.9887 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% 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 UNICEF: World peaked at 0.9901 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8313 GPIA, in 1975.
That places UNICEF: World 101st 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 and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: World, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.8313 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.8415 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.8435 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.8461 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.845 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.8455 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.8448 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.845 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8444 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8465 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.8492 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8561 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.8608 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8612 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8668 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8679 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8723 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8769 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8785 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8845 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8894 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.8929 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8954 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8977 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9024 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9058 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9109 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9129 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9318 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9317 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9378 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9427 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9478 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.955 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9622 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9625 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9619 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9685 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9824 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9842 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9854 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9901 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9889 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9787 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9807 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.98 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9792 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9833 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9863 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9887 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8415 GPIA | 0.8313 GPIA | 0.8461 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.852 GPIA | 0.8444 GPIA | 0.8668 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8858 GPIA | 0.8679 GPIA | 0.9024 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9339 GPIA | 0.9058 GPIA | 0.9622 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9783 GPIA | 0.9619 GPIA | 0.9901 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9835 GPIA | 0.9792 GPIA | 0.9887 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: World
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 138.78 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 268.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3082 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.38 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: World?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: World was 0.9887 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9901 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8313 GPIA in 1975.
- How does UNICEF: World rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: World ranks 101st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNICEF: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: World 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