School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.6986 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.6986 GPIA
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
205th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.6986 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.24 GPIA
in 1974
Years of data
52
1970–2021
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Western and Central, 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Western and Central stood at 0.6986 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.6986 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.24 GPIA, in 1974.
That places WB: Africa Western and Central 205th 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 WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2529 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.2523 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.246 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2411 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.24 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2467 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2514 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.264 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2675 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2761 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2782 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.285 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2923 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2938 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2999 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3036 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3098 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.332 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3032 GPIA | -8.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2962 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3216 GPIA | +8.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3497 GPIA | +8.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3778 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4027 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4349 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4665 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4997 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5291 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5607 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5959 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6021 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5955 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5922 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5858 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6001 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6058 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6042 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6065 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6027 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6192 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6152 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6052 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.604 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6144 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6128 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.63 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6385 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6351 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6528 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6756 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6844 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6986 GPIA | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2538 GPIA | 0.24 GPIA | 0.2761 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2994 GPIA | 0.2782 GPIA | 0.332 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4539 GPIA | 0.3216 GPIA | 0.5959 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6014 GPIA | 0.5858 GPIA | 0.6192 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6284 GPIA | 0.604 GPIA | 0.6756 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6915 GPIA | 0.6844 GPIA | 0.6986 GPIA | 2 |
More education data for WB: Africa Western and Central
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8839 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6879 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.61 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6188 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Western and Central was 0.6986 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6986 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.24 GPIA in 1974.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 205th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Western and Central 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