School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
118th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.7703 GPIA
in 1975
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia stood at 1 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 1 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7703 GPIA, in 1975.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 118th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7748 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.772 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.7715 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.7712 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7727 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.7703 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.7722 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.7756 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.7777 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.7886 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7934 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.7994 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.8046 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.8087 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.8111 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.8152 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8181 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.8214 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.8248 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8323 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.8406 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.845 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8538 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8566 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8558 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8648 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8539 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8678 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8744 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8808 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8868 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8937 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9014 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9087 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9124 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9238 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9307 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9315 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9477 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9505 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9533 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9543 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.957 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9612 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9671 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9706 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9777 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9764 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9832 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9877 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9895 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9911 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9999 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7747 GPIA | 0.7703 GPIA | 0.7886 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8129 GPIA | 0.7934 GPIA | 0.8323 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8593 GPIA | 0.8406 GPIA | 0.8808 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9187 GPIA | 0.8868 GPIA | 0.9505 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9689 GPIA | 0.9533 GPIA | 0.9877 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9968 GPIA | 0.9895 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 115 India 1.02 GPIA compare
- 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
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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 SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7703 GPIA in 1975.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 118th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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