School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: 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 0.5%
Rank
59th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.5091 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa 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 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5091 GPIA, in 1971.
That places SDG: Northern Africa 59th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5095 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.5091 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.5195 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5349 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5501 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.5524 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5767 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.595 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.6096 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.6313 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.642 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.658 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6776 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6929 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7066 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7205 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7324 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7406 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7527 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7654 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.7922 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8123 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8367 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.846 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8477 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8752 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8801 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8913 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9133 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9335 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9463 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9547 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9629 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9711 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9789 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9925 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9996 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9915 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9881 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9845 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9919 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9862 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9868 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9892 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9944 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9902 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9914 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9959 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.999 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9993 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5588 GPIA | 0.5091 GPIA | 0.6313 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7089 GPIA | 0.642 GPIA | 0.7654 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8628 GPIA | 0.7922 GPIA | 0.9335 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9787 GPIA | 0.9463 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9913 GPIA | 0.9845 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.999 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
- 56 South Africa 1.06 GPIA compare
- 57 Naoero 1.06 GPIA compare
- 58 Trinidad and Tobago 1.06 GPIA compare
- 59 Sudan 1.06 GPIA compare
- 60 Aruba 1.06 GPIA compare
- 61 Mauritius 1.05 GPIA compare
- 62 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.05 GPIA compare
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 400,895 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: 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 SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5091 GPIA in 1971.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 59th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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