School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Northern Africa
MDG: Northern Africa: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1.03 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.03 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
70th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.03 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.5772 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Northern Africa, 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 MDG: Northern Africa is 1.03 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Northern Africa peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5772 GPIA, in 1971.
That places MDG: Northern Africa 70th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 MDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5818 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.5772 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.5886 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5998 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.6091 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.6116 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.6266 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6382 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.6467 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6649 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.6744 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6869 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6998 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.7137 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7252 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.7426 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7501 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7575 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7629 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7849 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.8036 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8161 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8349 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8428 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.844 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8662 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8403 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.877 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.897 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9169 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9307 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9444 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.951 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9641 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9667 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9705 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9769 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9722 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.993 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9869 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9888 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9875 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9908 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9923 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9975 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6145 GPIA | 0.5772 GPIA | 0.6649 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7298 GPIA | 0.6744 GPIA | 0.7849 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8539 GPIA | 0.8036 GPIA | 0.9169 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9656 GPIA | 0.9307 GPIA | 0.993 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9875 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Northern Africa
More education data for MDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.37 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 697,877 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Northern Africa?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Northern Africa was 1.03 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5772 GPIA in 1971.
- How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 70th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Northern Africa 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