School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas): School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 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 UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) is 1 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) peaked at 1 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3878 GPIA, in 1984.
That places UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 71st 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 UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4751 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.4764 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.49 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5086 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.4994 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4937 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4838 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4743 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4957 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4877 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4704 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4932 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 0.5169 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4326 GPIA | -16.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3878 GPIA | -10.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4986 GPIA | +28.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6232 GPIA | +25.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6661 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 0.6604 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.6603 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6547 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.6654 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6749 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.6863 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.696 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7049 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7156 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7239 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7335 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7439 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7226 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7246 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6944 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7108 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7235 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7459 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7425 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7259 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7629 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.788 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.804 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8048 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8439 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8575 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.849 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8698 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8682 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8889 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9097 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9307 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9516 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9631 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9842 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +28.6% | 0.3878 GPIA | 0.4986 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4885 GPIA | 0.4743 GPIA | 0.5086 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5409 GPIA | 0.3878 GPIA | 0.6661 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6999 GPIA | 0.6547 GPIA | 0.7439 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7341 GPIA | 0.6944 GPIA | 0.788 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8626 GPIA | 0.804 GPIA | 0.9307 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.981 GPIA | 0.9516 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
- 68 Gabon 1.05 GPIA compare
- 69 Cook Islands 1.05 GPIA compare
- 70 Comoros 1.05 GPIA compare
- 71 French Guiana 1.05 GPIA compare
- 72 Paraguay 1.04 GPIA compare
- 73 Gibraltar 1.04 GPIA compare
- 74 Kyrgyzstan 1.04 GPIA compare
More education data for UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.31 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 873,576 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.44 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3878 GPIA in 1984.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 71st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 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