School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: 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
96th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6989 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, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa recorded 1.01 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 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6989 GPIA, in 1970.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 96th 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6989 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.7006 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.7029 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.7043 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.7062 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.7067 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.7135 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.721 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.722 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.7384 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.7458 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7549 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7612 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.7689 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7756 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.7826 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.7865 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.789 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7917 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8012 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8122 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8213 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8319 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8385 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8413 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8538 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.8458 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8656 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8758 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8865 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8966 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.905 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9136 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9239 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9337 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9411 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9502 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9569 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9701 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9661 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9667 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9667 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9704 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9695 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9744 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.977 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9867 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9855 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9948 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.999 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9979 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7114 GPIA | 0.6989 GPIA | 0.7384 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7757 GPIA | 0.7458 GPIA | 0.8012 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8473 GPIA | 0.8122 GPIA | 0.8865 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9357 GPIA | 0.8966 GPIA | 0.9701 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9791 GPIA | 0.9667 GPIA | 0.999 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9979 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- 93 New Zealand 1.05 GPIA compare
- 94 Armenia 1.05 GPIA compare
- 95 Hungary 1.04 GPIA compare
- 96 United Arab Emirates 1.04 GPIA compare
- 97 Portugal 1.04 GPIA compare
- 98 Morocco 1.04 GPIA compare
- 99 Trinidad and Tobago 1.04 GPIA compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6989 GPIA in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 96th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North 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