School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.7116 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7116 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
203rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.7354 GPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.1021 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) recorded 0.7116 GPIA for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 0.7354 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1021 GPIA, in 1970.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 203rd 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1021 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.1025 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1198 GPIA | +16.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1298 GPIA | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1325 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1504 GPIA | +13.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1628 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1735 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1836 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1953 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1958 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2037 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2029 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2088 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2303 GPIA | +10.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2427 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2543 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2715 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2859 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2893 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3084 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 0.326 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3448 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 0.358 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.377 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3959 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4155 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4359 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4522 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4738 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4877 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4791 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5064 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5335 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5235 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5199 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5736 GPIA | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 0.609 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6018 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6336 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6533 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6378 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6651 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6752 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6698 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7068 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7254 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6851 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7354 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.726 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6907 GPIA | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6909 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7097 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7128 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7116 GPIA | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1452 GPIA | 0.1021 GPIA | 0.1953 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2385 GPIA | 0.1958 GPIA | 0.2893 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3887 GPIA | 0.3084 GPIA | 0.4738 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5468 GPIA | 0.4791 GPIA | 0.6336 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.688 GPIA | 0.6378 GPIA | 0.7354 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7031 GPIA | 0.6907 GPIA | 0.7128 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 229,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 0.7116 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7354 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1021 GPIA in 1970.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 203rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release