School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Africa
UNICEF: Africa: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.923 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.923 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
164th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.923 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.4872 GPIA
in 1978
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: Africa recorded 0.923 GPIA for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Africa peaked at 0.923 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4872 GPIA, in 1978.
That places UNICEF: Africa 164th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 UNICEF: Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5276 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.5305 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.5248 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.5227 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5175 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5127 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.5118 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.4942 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4872 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5006 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5058 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5126 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.517 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.5256 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5265 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5386 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5143 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5141 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.5407 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 0.555 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.5681 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5941 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6126 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6266 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.6553 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.678 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.7024 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7173 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7362 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7529 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7608 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7658 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7811 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7856 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7784 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7936 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8077 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7847 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8249 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8233 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8212 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8089 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8186 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8265 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8227 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8403 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8617 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8632 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.883 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8927 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.888 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8971 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9131 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.914 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.923 GPIA | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5129 GPIA | 0.4872 GPIA | 0.5305 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.525 GPIA | 0.5058 GPIA | 0.555 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6644 GPIA | 0.5681 GPIA | 0.7529 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7906 GPIA | 0.7608 GPIA | 0.8249 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8439 GPIA | 0.8089 GPIA | 0.8927 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.907 GPIA | 0.888 GPIA | 0.923 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Africa?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Africa was 0.923 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.923 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4872 GPIA in 1978.
- How does UNICEF: Africa rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UNICEF: Africa ranks 164th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UNICEF: Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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