School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: 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 0.3%
Rank
106th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6923 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries stood at 1.01 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6923 GPIA, in 1970.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 106th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6923 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6943 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.6972 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.699 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.7015 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.7024 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.7093 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7171 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.7183 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.7343 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7418 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7509 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7573 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.7653 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7721 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.7793 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.7836 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7865 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7895 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7987 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8095 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8184 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8288 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8352 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8379 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8496 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8416 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8604 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.87 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8898 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8977 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9084 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9178 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9269 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9347 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9437 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9477 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9603 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9575 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9589 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9587 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9621 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9625 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9674 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9707 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9802 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9808 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9894 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9954 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9945 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9979 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7066 GPIA | 0.6923 GPIA | 0.7343 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7725 GPIA | 0.7418 GPIA | 0.7987 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8431 GPIA | 0.8095 GPIA | 0.88 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9284 GPIA | 0.8898 GPIA | 0.9603 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9726 GPIA | 0.9587 GPIA | 0.9954 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9945 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- 103 Samoa 1.04 GPIA compare
- 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
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6923 GPIA in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 106th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release