School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9264 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9264 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
186th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9264 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.4264 GPIA
in 1978
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries stood at 0.9264 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 0.9264 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4264 GPIA, in 1978.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 186th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4362 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.4332 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4336 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.44 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4457 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4486 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4525 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.4276 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4264 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4286 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4537 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4371 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4658 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4872 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5161 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.5145 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5422 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5456 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5602 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.573 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5754 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5925 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6124 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.6271 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.6366 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6799 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.702 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7217 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.7439 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7603 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.782 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7888 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7943 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7877 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7588 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7781 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7769 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7863 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8066 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8095 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8326 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8511 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8634 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8662 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8753 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8914 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8909 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9066 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9075 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9067 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9143 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9166 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9196 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9233 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9264 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4372 GPIA | 0.4264 GPIA | 0.4525 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5095 GPIA | 0.4371 GPIA | 0.573 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6652 GPIA | 0.5754 GPIA | 0.7603 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7869 GPIA | 0.7588 GPIA | 0.8095 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8792 GPIA | 0.8326 GPIA | 0.9075 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9201 GPIA | 0.9143 GPIA | 0.9264 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 36.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 22.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 87.82 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 37.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 36.80 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 0.9264 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9264 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4264 GPIA in 1978.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 186th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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