School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) is 1 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 1 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7686 GPIA, in 1983.
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 119th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.7733 GPIA | — |
| 1982 | 0.7744 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7686 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7715 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7773 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.7832 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.7838 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.786 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.7922 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7932 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7988 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.8034 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8064 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8115 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8167 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8195 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8267 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8309 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8361 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8403 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.848 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8578 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8978 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8991 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9073 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9139 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9221 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9349 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9446 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9467 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9444 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9563 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9842 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9886 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9901 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9825 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9898 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9842 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9843 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9896 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9961 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7789 GPIA | 0.7686 GPIA | 0.7922 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8143 GPIA | 0.7932 GPIA | 0.8361 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8966 GPIA | 0.8403 GPIA | 0.9446 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9784 GPIA | 0.9444 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9914 GPIA | 0.9842 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- 116 Anguilla 1.02 GPIA compare
- 117 Cambodia 1.02 GPIA compare
- 118 Madagascar 1.02 GPIA compare
- 119 Luxembourg 1.02 GPIA compare
- 120 Malawi 1.02 GPIA compare
- 121 Switzerland 1.02 GPIA compare
- 122 Greece 1.02 GPIA compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0831 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 143.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 135.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 181.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5884 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7686 GPIA in 1983.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 119th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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