School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9532 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9532 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
161st
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9532 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.5081 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) recorded 0.9532 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 0.9532 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5081 GPIA, in 1971.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 161st of 221 groups on this measure, 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 (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5088 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.5081 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.5183 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5303 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.5348 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.5446 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.5578 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.5668 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.583 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.6017 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.6132 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.6241 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.6486 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6546 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.663 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.672 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6827 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.6854 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.6911 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.6991 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7101 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.7216 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7281 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7339 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7401 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7527 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7476 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7639 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7729 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7853 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8012 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8122 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8123 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8316 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8236 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8518 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8624 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8698 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8844 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8837 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8883 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.891 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8871 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8945 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8933 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8997 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9011 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.909 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9214 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9204 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9244 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9275 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9389 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9532 GPIA | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5454 GPIA | 0.5081 GPIA | 0.6017 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6634 GPIA | 0.6132 GPIA | 0.6991 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7456 GPIA | 0.7101 GPIA | 0.7853 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8429 GPIA | 0.8012 GPIA | 0.8844 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8969 GPIA | 0.8837 GPIA | 0.9214 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9329 GPIA | 0.9204 GPIA | 0.9532 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 28.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 0.9532 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9532 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5081 GPIA in 1971.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 161st 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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