School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) stood at 1.01 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5083 GPIA, in 1971.
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 60th 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5087 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.5083 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.5187 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.5339 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.549 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.5511 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5752 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.5934 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.6078 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.6293 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6398 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.6556 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6752 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6904 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7042 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7181 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7302 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7384 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7506 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7634 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.7903 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8104 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8349 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.844 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.846 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8733 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8778 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8892 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.912 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9319 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9447 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.953 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9612 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9696 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9774 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.991 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9994 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9979 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.99 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9861 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9824 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9893 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9832 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9844 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9867 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9921 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9884 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9901 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9949 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9988 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9992 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5575 GPIA | 0.5083 GPIA | 0.6293 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7066 GPIA | 0.6398 GPIA | 0.7634 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.861 GPIA | 0.7903 GPIA | 0.9319 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.977 GPIA | 0.9447 GPIA | 0.9994 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9893 GPIA | 0.9824 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9988 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 13.06 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 12.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 17.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 15.49 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 7.59 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5083 GPIA in 1971.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 60th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release