School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9096 GPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
0.9096 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
196th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9096 GPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.5753 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Western and Central, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Western and Central is 0.9096 GPIA, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.9096 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5753 GPIA, in 1970.
That places WB: Africa Western and Central 196th out of 221 groups with data for 2018, putting it 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 WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5753 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.5878 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.6011 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.6148 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.618 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.6165 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.6185 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.6436 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6654 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.6684 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6702 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6784 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.6804 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6508 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.6347 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6755 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7114 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7229 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.6959 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.728 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.7075 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7192 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7325 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7311 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.739 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.748 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7575 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7598 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7592 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.763 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7652 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7756 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7652 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7783 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7864 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7976 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8057 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8194 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8299 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8415 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.853 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8562 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8802 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8887 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8853 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8898 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8849 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.897 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9096 GPIA | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6209 GPIA | 0.5753 GPIA | 0.6684 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6848 GPIA | 0.6347 GPIA | 0.728 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7417 GPIA | 0.7075 GPIA | 0.763 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7965 GPIA | 0.7652 GPIA | 0.8415 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8828 GPIA | 0.853 GPIA | 0.9096 GPIA | 9 |
More education data for WB: Africa Western and Central
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.61 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.08 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Western and Central was 0.9096 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9096 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5753 GPIA in 1970.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 196th out of 221 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Western and Central 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