School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
71st
of 221 groups
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.3878 GPIA
in 1984
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) recorded 1 GPIA for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 1 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3878 GPIA, in 1984.
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 71st 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: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4751 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.4764 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.49 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5086 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.4994 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4937 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4838 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4743 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4957 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4877 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4704 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4932 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 0.5169 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4326 GPIA | -16.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3878 GPIA | -10.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4986 GPIA | +28.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6232 GPIA | +25.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6661 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 0.6604 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.6603 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6547 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.6654 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6749 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.6863 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.696 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7049 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7156 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7239 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7335 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7439 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7226 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7246 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6944 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7108 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7235 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7459 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7425 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7259 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7629 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.788 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.804 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8048 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8439 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8575 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.849 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8698 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8682 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8889 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9097 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9307 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9516 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9631 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9842 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4885 GPIA | 0.4743 GPIA | 0.5086 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5409 GPIA | 0.3878 GPIA | 0.6661 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6999 GPIA | 0.6547 GPIA | 0.7439 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7341 GPIA | 0.6944 GPIA | 0.788 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8626 GPIA | 0.804 GPIA | 0.9307 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.981 GPIA | 0.9516 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- 68 Gabon 1.05 GPIA compare
- 69 Cook Islands 1.05 GPIA compare
- 70 Comoros 1.05 GPIA compare
- 71 French Guiana 1.05 GPIA compare
- 72 Paraguay 1.04 GPIA compare
- 73 Gibraltar 1.04 GPIA compare
- 74 Kyrgyzstan 1.04 GPIA compare
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 31.31 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 15.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.82 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 29.54 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3878 GPIA in 1984.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 71st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 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