School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1.07 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.07 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
26th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.07 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
1.04 GPIA
in 2000
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Europe and Northern America stood at 1.07 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.04 GPIA, in 2000.
That places SDG: Europe and Northern America 26th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.04 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America
- 23 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.11 GPIA compare
- 24 Honduras 1.11 GPIA compare
- 25 Poland 1.11 GPIA compare
- 26 United States of America 1.11 GPIA compare
- 27 Cyprus 1.1 GPIA compare
- 28 Marshall Islands 1.1 GPIA compare
- 29 Estonia 1.1 GPIA compare
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 1.07 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2000.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 26th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America 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