School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
78th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6125 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa recorded 1.02 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6125 GPIA, in 1971.
SDG: Northern Africa ranks 78th 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, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6153 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6125 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.6222 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.6316 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.6404 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6415 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.6537 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.6634 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.6702 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6855 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6933 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7042 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.7154 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.7278 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7378 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7537 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7602 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7671 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7719 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7915 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8086 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8197 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8369 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8437 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8444 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8635 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8399 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8718 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8889 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.906 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9184 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9303 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9415 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9516 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9538 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.959 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9648 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9564 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9743 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9713 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9747 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9732 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9757 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9795 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9841 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9899 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.997 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.999 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6436 GPIA | 0.6125 GPIA | 0.6855 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7423 GPIA | 0.6933 GPIA | 0.7915 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8523 GPIA | 0.8086 GPIA | 0.906 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9521 GPIA | 0.9184 GPIA | 0.9743 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9892 GPIA | 0.9732 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern Africa?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern Africa was 1.02 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?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6125 GPIA in 1971.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 78th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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