School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9546 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9546 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
159th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9546 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.5122 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) stood at 0.9546 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 0.9546 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5122 GPIA, in 1971.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 159th 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 (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.513 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.5122 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.5223 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5341 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.5385 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.5481 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.5611 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.5699 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.586 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6046 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.616 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.6267 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.6511 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.657 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.6653 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6741 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6847 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.6873 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.6931 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.701 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.712 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.7234 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7299 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7358 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7419 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7544 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7495 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7659 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7751 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7876 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8036 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8147 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8148 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8338 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8258 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8537 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8644 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8719 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.882 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8864 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8857 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8905 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.893 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8892 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8965 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8953 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9017 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.903 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9108 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9232 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9222 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9261 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9293 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9407 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9546 GPIA | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.549 GPIA | 0.5122 GPIA | 0.6046 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6656 GPIA | 0.616 GPIA | 0.701 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7476 GPIA | 0.712 GPIA | 0.7876 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8451 GPIA | 0.8036 GPIA | 0.8864 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8989 GPIA | 0.8857 GPIA | 0.9232 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9346 GPIA | 0.9222 GPIA | 0.9546 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 0.9546 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 (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9546 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5122 GPIA in 1971.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 159th 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 (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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