School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Sub-saharan Africa
WB: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9307 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9307 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
178th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9307 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.5837 GPIA
in 1984
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa is 0.9307 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.9307 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5837 GPIA, in 1984.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa 178th 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6739 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6728 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.6709 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.6775 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.678 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6687 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.6612 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6562 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.656 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6456 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.6373 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6433 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6492 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6082 GPIA | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5837 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6402 GPIA | +9.7% |
| 1986 | 0.7071 GPIA | +10.4% |
| 1987 | 0.7305 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7338 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7396 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7516 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.7645 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7831 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7916 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7975 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8145 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8163 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.814 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8069 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8034 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7887 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7826 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7636 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7705 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7678 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7747 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7743 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7666 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7879 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8024 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8149 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8217 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8449 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8582 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8596 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8675 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8715 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8813 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8905 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8978 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.908 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9131 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9209 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9278 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9307 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6661 GPIA | 0.6456 GPIA | 0.678 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6673 GPIA | 0.5837 GPIA | 0.7396 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7943 GPIA | 0.7516 GPIA | 0.8163 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7779 GPIA | 0.7636 GPIA | 0.8024 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8608 GPIA | 0.8149 GPIA | 0.8978 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9201 GPIA | 0.908 GPIA | 0.9307 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- 175 Germany 0.9571 GPIA compare
- 176 British Virgin Islands 0.9567 GPIA compare
- 177 Australia 0.9537 GPIA compare
- 178 Liberia 0.9524 GPIA compare
- 179 San Marino 0.9509 GPIA compare
- 180 Vanuatu 0.9481 GPIA compare
- 181 United States Virgin Islands 0.944 GPIA compare
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.63 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.9307 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9307 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5837 GPIA in 1984.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 178th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: 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