School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
79th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6112 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) is 1.02 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6112 GPIA, in 1971.
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 79th 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6141 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6112 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.6209 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.6303 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.6392 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6404 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.6526 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.6619 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.6687 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.684 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6917 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7025 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.7139 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.7264 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7364 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7521 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7586 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7654 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7704 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7898 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.807 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8182 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8354 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8423 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8432 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8621 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8389 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8707 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8882 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9053 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9176 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9293 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9407 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9509 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9534 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9587 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9642 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9562 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.974 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9707 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9739 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9721 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9742 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9782 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9828 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9888 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9961 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9985 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6423 GPIA | 0.6112 GPIA | 0.684 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7407 GPIA | 0.6917 GPIA | 0.7898 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8511 GPIA | 0.807 GPIA | 0.9053 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9516 GPIA | 0.9176 GPIA | 0.974 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9883 GPIA | 0.9721 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 13.06 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 12.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 17.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 15.49 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 7.59 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 1.02 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6112 GPIA in 1971.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 79th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release