School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.1 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
106th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.1 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.8008 GPIA
in 1987
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia recorded 1.1 GPIA for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 1.1 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8008 GPIA, in 1987.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 106th 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 in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.8627 GPIA | — |
| 1974 | 0.8568 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.8512 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.8438 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.8245 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.8172 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.8215 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.8165 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.813 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8129 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8149 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8124 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.818 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8052 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8008 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8233 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.8357 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8499 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.865 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.8682 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.868 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8667 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8682 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8671 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8704 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8748 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8773 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8874 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8993 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9208 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9425 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9251 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9486 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9732 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9532 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.1 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8397 GPIA | 0.8172 GPIA | 0.8627 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.8153 GPIA | 0.8008 GPIA | 0.8357 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8676 GPIA | 0.8499 GPIA | 0.8773 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9461 GPIA | 0.8874 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 103 Zimbabwe 1.2 GPIA compare
- 104 Kazakhstan 1.2 GPIA compare
- 105 Bhutan 1.19 GPIA compare
- 106 Guatemala 1.19 GPIA compare
- 107 Morocco 1.18 GPIA compare
- 108 Luxembourg 1.18 GPIA compare
- 109 Costa Rica 1.17 GPIA compare
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 1.1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8008 GPIA in 1987.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 106th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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