School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.11 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.11 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
99th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.12 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.7548 GPIA
in 1987
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries recorded 1.11 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 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 1.12 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7548 GPIA, in 1987.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 99th 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9214 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.913 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.8979 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.8805 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.8645 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.8492 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8326 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8028 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.7936 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.7981 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.7887 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.7821 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7804 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.781 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7749 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7805 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.7617 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.7548 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7843 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.7986 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8159 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8327 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8339 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.831 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8274 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8257 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8257 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8428 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.86 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8775 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.901 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.928 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9563 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9946 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9892 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.04 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.09 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 1.07 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.12 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 1.1 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8554 GPIA | 0.7936 GPIA | 0.9214 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7787 GPIA | 0.7548 GPIA | 0.7986 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8373 GPIA | 0.8159 GPIA | 0.8775 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.901 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 5 |
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- 96 Philippines 1.22 GPIA compare
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- 99 Azerbaijan 1.21 GPIA compare
- 100 Uzbekistan 1.2 GPIA compare
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More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 1.11 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7548 GPIA in 1987.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 99th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 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