School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.7571 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.7571 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
196th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.7571 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.446 GPIA
in 1979
Years of data
52
1970–2021
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa is 0.7571 GPIA, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.7571 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.446 GPIA, in 1979.
That places UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 196th 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4797 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.4829 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4699 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4642 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4631 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4621 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.462 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4597 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4519 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.446 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4487 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.4497 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4551 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4604 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4667 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4628 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4685 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4837 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4691 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4707 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.4702 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4901 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5099 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5286 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.5698 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6013 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6341 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6468 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6621 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6751 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6735 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6622 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6605 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6507 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6571 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6529 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6519 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6526 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6528 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6664 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6635 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6623 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6816 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6923 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6913 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7006 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7123 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7183 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7294 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7421 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7493 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7571 GPIA | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4641 GPIA | 0.446 GPIA | 0.4829 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4635 GPIA | 0.4487 GPIA | 0.4837 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5788 GPIA | 0.4702 GPIA | 0.6751 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6581 GPIA | 0.6507 GPIA | 0.6735 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6994 GPIA | 0.6623 GPIA | 0.7421 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7532 GPIA | 0.7493 GPIA | 0.7571 GPIA | 2 |
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.50 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.73 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.7571 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7571 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.446 GPIA in 1979.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 196th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Sub-saharan 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