School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.991 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.991 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
115th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.991 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.7451 GPIA
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Developing Regions, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Developing Regions is 0.991 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 0.991 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7451 GPIA, in 1975.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 115th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.7451 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.7462 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.7483 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.7604 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.7591 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7544 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.7451 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7459 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7485 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.75 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.759 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.7673 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7754 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7782 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7821 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7839 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.789 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7968 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.802 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8158 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8281 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.838 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8455 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8561 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8653 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8711 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8769 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.879 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8956 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8993 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9124 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9185 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9249 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9349 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9489 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9451 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9477 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9577 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9712 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9766 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9765 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9778 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9765 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9796 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9818 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9788 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9737 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.982 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9875 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.991 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7518 GPIA | 0.7451 GPIA | 0.7604 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.7606 GPIA | 0.7451 GPIA | 0.7821 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.822 GPIA | 0.7839 GPIA | 0.8653 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9061 GPIA | 0.8711 GPIA | 0.9489 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.969 GPIA | 0.9451 GPIA | 0.9818 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9826 GPIA | 0.9737 GPIA | 0.991 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 339.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 286.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Developing Regions?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Developing Regions was 0.991 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 0.991 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7451 GPIA in 1975.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 115th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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