School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 0.985 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Western Asia, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Western Asia is 0.985 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 0.985 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8593 GPIA, in 1999.
That places SDG: Western Asia 143rd out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.8641 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.8619 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8593 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8601 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8634 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8686 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8742 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8795 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8947 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.903 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9113 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9256 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9328 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9354 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9387 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9413 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9454 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9528 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.954 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9609 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9564 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9628 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9643 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9704 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9724 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9828 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.985 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8618 GPIA | 0.8593 GPIA | 0.8641 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8913 GPIA | 0.8601 GPIA | 0.9328 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9512 GPIA | 0.9354 GPIA | 0.9643 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9777 GPIA | 0.9704 GPIA | 0.985 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
- 140 Japan 0.9955 GPIA compare
- 141 San Marino 0.9899 GPIA compare
- 142 Syrian Arab Republic 0.9799 GPIA compare
- 143 Congo 0.9738 GPIA compare
- 144 Republic of Korea 0.9697 GPIA compare
- 145 Mauritania 0.9669 GPIA compare
- 146 Kenya 0.9612 GPIA compare
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1276 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Western Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Western Asia was 0.985 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.985 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8593 GPIA in 1999.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 143rd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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