School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 0.8909 GPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
0.8909 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
206th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.8909 GPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.5646 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: West and Central Africa stood at 0.8909 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 0.8909 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5646 GPIA, in 1970.
UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 206th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5646 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.5741 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.5902 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.6065 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.6156 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.61 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6138 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.635 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.6524 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6558 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6605 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.67 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6737 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6513 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6396 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6625 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6913 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7171 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.6901 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.7146 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6957 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.7095 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7216 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7219 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7222 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7313 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7411 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7458 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7475 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7621 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7609 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7661 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7541 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7656 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.773 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7826 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7896 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.801 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8123 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8228 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8351 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8367 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8612 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8724 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8692 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8828 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8767 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8838 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8909 GPIA | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6118 GPIA | 0.5646 GPIA | 0.6558 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6771 GPIA | 0.6396 GPIA | 0.7171 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7299 GPIA | 0.6957 GPIA | 0.7621 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7828 GPIA | 0.7541 GPIA | 0.8228 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8677 GPIA | 0.8351 GPIA | 0.8909 GPIA | 9 |
More education data for UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.92 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9224 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5411 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.20 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 0.8909 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8909 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5646 GPIA in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 206th out of 221 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: West and Central 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