School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1.04 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.04 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
54th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.05 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.8093 GPIA
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1975–2024
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 Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) is 1.04 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8093 GPIA, in 1975.
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 54th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.8093 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.8354 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.8426 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.8484 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.8423 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.8414 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.8333 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8303 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8387 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8422 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8437 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8559 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.8688 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8689 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8796 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8817 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8894 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.8984 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9012 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9166 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9269 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9363 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9461 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9576 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9697 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9759 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9802 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9821 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9824 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9933 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8356 GPIA | 0.8093 GPIA | 0.8484 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.8503 GPIA | 0.8303 GPIA | 0.8796 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9224 GPIA | 0.8817 GPIA | 0.9697 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9967 GPIA | 0.9759 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- 51 Aruba 1.08 GPIA compare
- 52 Algeria 1.08 GPIA compare
- 53 Mexico 1.08 GPIA compare
- 54 Saint Lucia 1.08 GPIA compare
- 55 Republic of Moldova 1.08 GPIA compare
- 56 Thailand 1.08 GPIA compare
- 57 El Salvador 1.08 GPIA compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % 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 Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 1.04 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 Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8093 GPIA in 1975.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 54th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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