School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.6853 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.6853 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
208th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.6853 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.2134 GPIA
in 1972
Years of data
52
1970–2021
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: West and Central 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 UNICEF: West and Central Africa is 0.6853 GPIA, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 0.6853 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2134 GPIA, in 1972.
That places UNICEF: West and Central Africa 208th 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 UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2196 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.2191 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2134 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2142 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2162 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2216 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2258 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2403 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2459 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2575 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2632 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2715 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2776 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.281 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2859 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2913 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2978 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.317 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2919 GPIA | -7.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2859 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.309 GPIA | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3328 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3591 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3828 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4127 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4417 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4757 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5064 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.539 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5748 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5787 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.571 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5666 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.56 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5712 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5757 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5734 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5775 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5696 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5705 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5762 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5791 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5956 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5919 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5959 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.616 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.628 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.626 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6425 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6637 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6726 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6853 GPIA | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2274 GPIA | 0.2134 GPIA | 0.2575 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2863 GPIA | 0.2632 GPIA | 0.317 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4334 GPIA | 0.309 GPIA | 0.5748 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5714 GPIA | 0.56 GPIA | 0.5787 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6115 GPIA | 0.5762 GPIA | 0.6637 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6789 GPIA | 0.6726 GPIA | 0.6853 GPIA | 2 |
More education data for UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.92 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9224 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5411 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.20 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.11 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 0.6853 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6853 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2134 GPIA in 1972.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 208th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: West and Central 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