School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9271 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9271 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
184th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9271 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.5728 GPIA
in 1984
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa is 0.9271 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.9271 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5728 GPIA, in 1984.
That places SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 184th 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: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6623 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6611 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.6596 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.6668 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.6672 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6574 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6498 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6448 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.6451 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6347 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.6265 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6334 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.6399 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5974 GPIA | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5728 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 0.632 GPIA | +10.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7016 GPIA | +11.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7263 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7298 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7359 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7484 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7621 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7815 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7906 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7966 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8145 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8163 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8139 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8064 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8027 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7874 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.781 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.756 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7649 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7618 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7692 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7686 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7622 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7847 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8004 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8133 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8192 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8428 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8555 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8578 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8637 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8681 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8774 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8865 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8929 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9034 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9087 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9168 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9239 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9271 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6549 GPIA | 0.6347 GPIA | 0.6672 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6596 GPIA | 0.5728 GPIA | 0.7359 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7933 GPIA | 0.7484 GPIA | 0.8163 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7736 GPIA | 0.756 GPIA | 0.8004 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8577 GPIA | 0.8133 GPIA | 0.8929 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.916 GPIA | 0.9034 GPIA | 0.9271 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8778 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.77 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.9271 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9271 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5728 GPIA in 1984.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 184th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Sub-saharan 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