School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Northern Africa
MDG: Northern Africa: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.16 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.16 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
65th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.17 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.4816 GPIA
in 1978
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Northern Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Northern Africa stood at 1.16 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Northern Africa peaked at 1.17 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4816 GPIA, in 1978.
MDG: Northern Africa ranks 65th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5083 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.5117 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.5126 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.5157 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.5105 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5066 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.5083 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4846 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 0.4816 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5116 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5219 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5351 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5422 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.5561 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5553 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5866 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 0.5358 GPIA | -8.7% |
| 1987 | 0.5228 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.5925 GPIA | +13.3% |
| 1989 | 0.628 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6616 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7095 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7247 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7346 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7442 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.7566 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7744 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7904 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8127 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8302 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8491 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8755 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9079 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9509 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.922 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9657 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9528 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 1.08 GPIA | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.11 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.14 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.15 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.13 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 1.14 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.17 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 1.15 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 1.16 GPIA | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5052 GPIA | 0.4816 GPIA | 0.5157 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5576 GPIA | 0.5219 GPIA | 0.628 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7539 GPIA | 0.6616 GPIA | 0.8302 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9565 GPIA | 0.8491 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Northern Africa
More education data for MDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Northern Africa?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Northern Africa was 1.16 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4816 GPIA in 1978.
- How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 65th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Northern Africa 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