School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9859 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9859 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
126th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9859 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.4042 GPIA
in 1984
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Western and Central, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: Africa Western and Central recorded 0.9859 GPIA for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.9859 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4042 GPIA, in 1984.
That places WB: Africa Western and Central 126th 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 WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4614 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.4629 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.4763 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.495 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.489 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4846 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.4782 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4741 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.495 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.4898 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4767 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4986 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 0.52 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4451 GPIA | -14.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4042 GPIA | -9.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5067 GPIA | +25.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6195 GPIA | +22.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6598 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6563 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.6575 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6516 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.6632 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6728 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.6813 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.6886 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6943 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.708 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7187 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7206 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7367 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7186 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7207 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6806 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7094 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.72 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7407 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7376 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7248 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7564 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7798 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7954 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7972 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8327 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8455 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8376 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8558 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8551 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8759 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8952 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9146 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9335 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9448 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9652 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9815 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9859 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4806 GPIA | 0.4614 GPIA | 0.495 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5444 GPIA | 0.4042 GPIA | 0.6598 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6936 GPIA | 0.6516 GPIA | 0.7367 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7289 GPIA | 0.6806 GPIA | 0.7798 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8505 GPIA | 0.7954 GPIA | 0.9146 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9622 GPIA | 0.9335 GPIA | 0.9859 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Western and Central
More education data for WB: Africa Western and Central
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8839 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6879 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.61 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6188 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Western and Central was 0.9859 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9859 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4042 GPIA in 1984.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 126th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Western and Central 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