School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9403 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9403 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
197th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9403 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.5131 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 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 (excluding High Income) is 0.9403 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 0.9403 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5131 GPIA, in 1971.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 197th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5155 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.5131 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.523 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.5356 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5401 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.5501 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.5638 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5736 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.5949 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6142 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6261 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.6377 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6642 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.6703 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.6793 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6884 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7009 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.7034 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7073 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7147 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7249 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7358 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.7416 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7473 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7529 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.766 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7595 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7752 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7832 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7944 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8095 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8207 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8179 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8348 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8225 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8503 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8598 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8697 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8732 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8809 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8789 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8821 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8826 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8821 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.889 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8894 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8931 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8949 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8977 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9077 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9098 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9116 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9264 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9403 GPIA | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5524 GPIA | 0.5131 GPIA | 0.6142 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6792 GPIA | 0.6261 GPIA | 0.7147 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7581 GPIA | 0.7249 GPIA | 0.7944 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8439 GPIA | 0.8095 GPIA | 0.8809 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8897 GPIA | 0.8789 GPIA | 0.9077 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9196 GPIA | 0.9098 GPIA | 0.9403 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 0.9403 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 (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9403 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5131 GPIA in 1971.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 197th 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 (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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