School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan

WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9464 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.9464 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
163rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9464 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6021 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan is 0.9464 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan peaked at 0.9464 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6021 GPIA, in 1971.

That places WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 163rd 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: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 1970 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
1970 0.6081 GPIA
1971 0.6021 GPIA -1.0%
1972 0.6049 GPIA +0.5%
1973 0.6084 GPIA +0.6%
1974 0.6098 GPIA +0.2%
1975 0.6084 GPIA -0.2%
1976 0.6132 GPIA +0.8%
1977 0.6221 GPIA +1.5%
1978 0.6267 GPIA +0.7%
1979 0.6429 GPIA +2.6%
1980 0.6452 GPIA +0.3%
1981 0.6541 GPIA +1.4%
1982 0.6704 GPIA +2.5%
1983 0.6748 GPIA +0.6%
1984 0.6791 GPIA +0.6%
1985 0.6853 GPIA +0.9%
1986 0.6958 GPIA +1.5%
1987 0.6997 GPIA +0.6%
1988 0.7065 GPIA +1.0%
1989 0.7121 GPIA +0.8%
1990 0.7236 GPIA +1.6%
1991 0.7387 GPIA +2.1%
1992 0.7464 GPIA +1.0%
1993 0.7582 GPIA +1.6%
1994 0.7639 GPIA +0.7%
1995 0.7869 GPIA +3.0%
1996 0.7999 GPIA +1.7%
1997 0.8159 GPIA +2.0%
1998 0.831 GPIA +1.9%
1999 0.8462 GPIA +1.8%
2000 0.8572 GPIA +1.3%
2001 0.8661 GPIA +1.0%
2002 0.8709 GPIA +0.6%
2003 0.8807 GPIA +1.1%
2004 0.8792 GPIA -0.2%
2005 0.8936 GPIA +1.6%
2006 0.8945 GPIA +0.1%
2007 0.8982 GPIA +0.4%
2008 0.8902 GPIA -0.9%
2009 0.8994 GPIA +1.0%
2010 0.8895 GPIA -1.1%
2011 0.8886 GPIA -0.1%
2012 0.8776 GPIA -1.2%
2013 0.8684 GPIA -1.0%
2014 0.8883 GPIA +2.3%
2015 0.8887 GPIA +0.0%
2016 0.8969 GPIA +0.9%
2017 0.8961 GPIA -0.1%
2018 0.9106 GPIA +1.6%
2019 0.9157 GPIA +0.6%
2020 0.9178 GPIA +0.2%
2021 0.9183 GPIA +0.1%
2022 0.9251 GPIA +0.7%
2023 0.9367 GPIA +1.3%
2024 0.9464 GPIA +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.6147 GPIA 0.6021 GPIA 0.6429 GPIA 10
1980s 0.6823 GPIA 0.6452 GPIA 0.7121 GPIA 10
1990s 0.7811 GPIA 0.7236 GPIA 0.8462 GPIA 10
2000s 0.883 GPIA 0.8572 GPIA 0.8994 GPIA 10
2010s 0.892 GPIA 0.8684 GPIA 0.9157 GPIA 10
2020s 0.9289 GPIA 0.9178 GPIA 0.9464 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan

  1. 160 Saint Helena 0.9767 GPIA compare
  2. 161 Chile 0.9762 GPIA compare
  3. 162 Türkiye 0.975 GPIA compare
  4. 163 Anguilla 0.9738 GPIA compare
  5. 164 Serbia 0.9724 GPIA compare
  6. 165 Côte d'Ivoire 0.9718 GPIA compare
  7. 166 Hong Kong, China 0.9709 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan was 0.9464 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.9464 GPIA in 2024.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6021 GPIA in 1971.
How does WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 163rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 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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Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 15,669 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release