School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9662 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9662 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
149th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9662 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6209 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan is 0.9662 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan peaked at 0.9662 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6209 GPIA, in 1971.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 149th 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6223 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6209 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.6259 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.6314 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.6315 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6351 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.6425 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6469 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.6592 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.6744 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6816 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6892 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7093 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.7121 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7169 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7224 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7297 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7301 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7336 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.74 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.7491 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.758 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7638 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7686 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7733 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.7853 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.7805 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7955 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8042 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8159 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8311 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8414 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8411 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8581 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.85 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8751 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8844 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8912 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9006 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9044 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9035 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9076 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9096 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9057 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9124 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9109 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9179 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9182 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9252 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9358 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.935 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9372 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9432 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9532 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9662 GPIA | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.639 GPIA | 0.6209 GPIA | 0.6744 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7165 GPIA | 0.6816 GPIA | 0.74 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7794 GPIA | 0.7491 GPIA | 0.8159 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8678 GPIA | 0.8311 GPIA | 0.9044 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9147 GPIA | 0.9035 GPIA | 0.9358 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.947 GPIA | 0.935 GPIA | 0.9662 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 35.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan was 0.9662 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9662 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6209 GPIA in 1971.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 149th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 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