School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: World
MDG: World: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
107th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.8509 GPIA
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: World, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: World stood at 1.01 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: World peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8509 GPIA, in 1975.
MDG: World ranks 107th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 MDG: World, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.8509 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.8594 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8609 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.8627 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.8613 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.8615 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8609 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8613 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8606 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8621 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.864 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8695 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8737 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8737 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8795 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.8806 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8849 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8892 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8907 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.896 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.9002 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9032 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9066 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9096 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.915 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9181 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9233 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9261 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9433 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9447 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9507 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9553 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9599 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9668 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9733 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.974 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9731 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.981 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9949 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9979 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9995 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9975 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8591 GPIA | 0.8509 GPIA | 0.8627 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.8667 GPIA | 0.8606 GPIA | 0.8795 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8976 GPIA | 0.8806 GPIA | 0.915 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9462 GPIA | 0.9181 GPIA | 0.9733 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.993 GPIA | 0.9731 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: World
- 104 Colombia 1.03 GPIA compare
- 105 Macau, China 1.03 GPIA compare
- 106 Nicaragua 1.03 GPIA compare
- 107 Philippines 1.03 GPIA compare
- 108 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.03 GPIA compare
- 109 Guatemala 1.03 GPIA compare
- 110 Indonesia 1.03 GPIA compare
More education data for MDG: World
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 314.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 206.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 404.43 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 213.09 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 199.67 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: World?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: World was 1.01 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: World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8509 GPIA in 1975.
- How does MDG: World rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- MDG: World ranks 107th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in MDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: World 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