School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9464 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9464 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
188th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9464 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6079 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 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: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan is 0.9464 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan peaked at 0.9464 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6079 GPIA, in 1971.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 188th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6114 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6079 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.6132 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.6201 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.6209 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6255 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.6342 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6401 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.6578 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6739 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6819 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.6908 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.7131 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7165 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7224 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7285 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.738 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7386 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7408 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.7467 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7553 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7637 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.769 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7739 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7784 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.7908 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.7847 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7991 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8066 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8171 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8314 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8418 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8387 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8538 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8419 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8671 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8754 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8843 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8876 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8944 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8923 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8949 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8952 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8941 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9001 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8998 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9035 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9046 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9073 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9157 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9176 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9176 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9202 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9338 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9464 GPIA | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6305 GPIA | 0.6079 GPIA | 0.6739 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7217 GPIA | 0.6819 GPIA | 0.7467 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7839 GPIA | 0.7553 GPIA | 0.8171 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8616 GPIA | 0.8314 GPIA | 0.8944 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9008 GPIA | 0.8923 GPIA | 0.9157 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9271 GPIA | 0.9176 GPIA | 0.9464 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 35.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan was 0.9464 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: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9464 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6079 GPIA in 1971.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 188th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 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