School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.7074 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 0.7074 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 0.7074 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3942 GPIA, in 1989.
That places GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 204th out of 221 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4663 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.4676 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.4529 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.446 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4376 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4304 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4257 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4193 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4084 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.4017 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.403 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4001 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.402 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4023 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4035 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3969 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.4015 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4157 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3985 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3942 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4061 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4177 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4351 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4546 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4763 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.495 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.5174 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5384 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5625 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5852 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5918 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5852 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5936 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5807 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.592 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5962 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6063 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6038 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5979 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6111 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6109 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6007 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6257 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6382 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6394 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6485 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6629 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6674 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6778 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6918 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6983 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7074 GPIA | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4356 GPIA | 0.4017 GPIA | 0.4676 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4018 GPIA | 0.3942 GPIA | 0.4157 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4888 GPIA | 0.4061 GPIA | 0.5852 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5959 GPIA | 0.5807 GPIA | 0.6111 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6463 GPIA | 0.6007 GPIA | 0.6918 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7029 GPIA | 0.6983 GPIA | 0.7074 GPIA | 2 |
More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 0.7074 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7074 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3942 GPIA in 1989.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 204th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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