School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.09 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.09 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
117th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.09 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.9104 GPIA
in 1986
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Developing Regions, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
MDG: Developing Regions recorded 1.09 GPIA for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9104 GPIA, in 1986.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 117th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1.03 GPIA | — |
| 1974 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 1 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.9911 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.9635 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.9307 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.9408 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9401 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9369 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9324 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.9104 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.9113 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9144 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9228 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.9276 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.9407 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9496 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9551 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9493 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.9482 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9421 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9475 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9598 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9724 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9738 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9759 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9871 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9819 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9855 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9902 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9923 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9857 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9834 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9911 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.9303 GPIA | 0.9104 GPIA | 0.9635 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9492 GPIA | 0.9276 GPIA | 0.9724 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.989 GPIA | 0.9738 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.9834 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 339.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 286.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Developing Regions?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Developing Regions was 1.09 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9104 GPIA in 1986.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 117th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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