School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.14 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.14 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
70th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.15 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.5263 GPIA
in 1978
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa recorded 1.14 GPIA for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 1.15 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5263 GPIA, in 1978.
SDG: Northern Africa ranks 70th 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 SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5788 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.5814 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.5787 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5769 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.5692 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5611 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5579 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5316 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 0.5263 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5555 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5641 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5746 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.5802 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5938 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.592 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6221 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.573 GPIA | -7.9% |
| 1987 | 0.5599 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.626 GPIA | +11.8% |
| 1989 | 0.6624 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.6938 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7392 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 0.7499 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7556 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7631 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7734 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7892 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8026 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8233 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8395 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8621 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8865 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9193 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9573 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9298 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9697 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9614 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 1.07 GPIA | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.12 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.14 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.14 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.11 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 1.13 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.15 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 1.13 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 1.14 GPIA | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5617 GPIA | 0.5263 GPIA | 0.5814 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5948 GPIA | 0.5599 GPIA | 0.6624 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.773 GPIA | 0.6938 GPIA | 0.8395 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9618 GPIA | 0.8621 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 400,895 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa was 1.14 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?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5263 GPIA in 1978.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 70th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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