School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: World
UNICEF: World: 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 0.1%
Rank
111th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.8505 GPIA
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: World, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: World is 1.01 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: World peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8505 GPIA, in 1975.
That places UNICEF: World 111th 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 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: World, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.8505 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.859 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8605 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.8623 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.8609 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.861 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8605 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8608 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8602 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8617 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8635 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8691 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8733 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8733 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8792 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.8802 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8846 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8889 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8904 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8957 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8999 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9029 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9063 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9094 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9147 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9179 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9231 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9259 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9432 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9445 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9506 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9552 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9598 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9667 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9731 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9738 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.973 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9809 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9949 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9978 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9994 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9974 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8587 GPIA | 0.8505 GPIA | 0.8623 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.8663 GPIA | 0.8602 GPIA | 0.8792 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8973 GPIA | 0.8802 GPIA | 0.9147 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.946 GPIA | 0.9179 GPIA | 0.9731 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9929 GPIA | 0.973 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: World
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 138.78 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 268.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3082 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.38 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: World?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: World 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: World?
- 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: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8505 GPIA in 1975.
- How does UNICEF: World rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: World ranks 111th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNICEF: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: World 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