School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9744 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9744 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
151st
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9744 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.5788 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Western and Central, 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 WB: Africa Western and Central is 0.9744 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 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.9744 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5788 GPIA, in 1970.
WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 151st 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 WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5788 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.5922 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.6062 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.6207 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.624 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.6227 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.6253 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6512 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6737 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.6772 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6791 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6881 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6897 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.6593 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.6428 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6858 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 0.7233 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7347 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7101 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7437 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 0.7223 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.7339 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7469 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7448 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.752 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.761 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7706 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7718 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7695 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.77 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7741 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.785 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7749 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7891 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7957 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8078 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8177 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8335 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8443 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8559 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.867 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8714 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8989 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9082 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9061 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9099 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.903 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9172 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9305 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9423 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9535 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9595 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9651 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9695 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9744 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6272 GPIA | 0.5788 GPIA | 0.6772 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6957 GPIA | 0.6428 GPIA | 0.7437 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7543 GPIA | 0.7223 GPIA | 0.7718 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8078 GPIA | 0.7741 GPIA | 0.8559 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9054 GPIA | 0.867 GPIA | 0.9423 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9644 GPIA | 0.9535 GPIA | 0.9744 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Western and Central
More education data for WB: Africa Western and Central
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.61 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.08 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Western and Central was 0.9744 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9744 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5788 GPIA in 1970.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 151st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Western and Central 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