School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.6536 GPIA in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
0.6536 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
216th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.6897 GPIA
in 1999
All-time low
0.2625 GPIA
in 1974
Years of data
45
1972–2016
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1972–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) is 0.6536 GPIA, measured in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 0.6897 GPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.2625 GPIA, in 1974.
That places ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 216th out of 221 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.277 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 0.2695 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2625 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2628 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2755 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2861 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2858 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2939 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2975 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3056 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.3145 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.316 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.3201 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3235 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3322 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3606 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3206 GPIA | -11.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3106 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3396 GPIA | +9.3% |
| 1991 | 0.373 GPIA | +9.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4052 GPIA | +8.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4373 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4752 GPIA | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5127 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 0.555 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5955 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6399 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6897 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 0.6806 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6692 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6554 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6364 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6513 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.652 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6497 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.652 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6551 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6615 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6639 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6408 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6353 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6427 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6407 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6502 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6536 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2766 GPIA | 0.2625 GPIA | 0.2939 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.3201 GPIA | 0.2975 GPIA | 0.3606 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5023 GPIA | 0.3396 GPIA | 0.6897 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6563 GPIA | 0.6364 GPIA | 0.6806 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6468 GPIA | 0.6353 GPIA | 0.6639 GPIA | 7 |
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3305 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7207 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 0.6536 GPIA in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6897 GPIA in 1999.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2625 GPIA in 1974.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 216th out of 221 groups with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 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