School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Northern Africa
MDG: Northern Africa: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
63rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2007
All-time low
0.4594 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Northern Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
MDG: Northern Africa recorded 1.01 GPIA for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Northern Africa peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.4594 GPIA, in 1971.
MDG: Northern Africa ranks 63rd 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 MDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4603 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.4594 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4737 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4923 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.5096 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.514 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.5438 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 0.567 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.5849 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6096 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 0.6219 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6398 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6618 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6794 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6962 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7124 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7266 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7356 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7482 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7611 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.7901 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.8115 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.8378 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8475 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8496 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.88 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8861 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8985 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.923 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9455 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9605 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9708 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.968 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9821 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9914 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9962 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.999 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9951 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9939 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9972 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9996 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9982 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9962 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9965 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5215 GPIA | 0.4594 GPIA | 0.6096 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6983 GPIA | 0.6219 GPIA | 0.7611 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.867 GPIA | 0.7901 GPIA | 0.9455 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9929 GPIA | 0.9605 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9996 GPIA | 0.9939 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9998 GPIA | 0.9962 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Northern Africa
- 60 Aruba 1.06 GPIA compare
- 61 Mauritius 1.05 GPIA compare
- 62 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.05 GPIA compare
- 63 Sri Lanka 1.05 GPIA compare
- 64 Madagascar 1.05 GPIA compare
- 65 Mongolia 1.05 GPIA compare
- 66 Seychelles 1.05 GPIA compare
More education data for MDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Northern Africa?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Northern Africa 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 MDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4594 GPIA in 1971.
- How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 63rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Northern Africa 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