School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Late-demographic Dividend
WB: Late-demographic Dividend: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.15 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Late-demographic Dividend is 1.15 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Late-demographic Dividend peaked at 1.45 GPIA in 1973 and was at its lowest, 1.15 GPIA, in 2024.
WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 67th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1.45 GPIA | — |
| 1974 | 1.44 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 1.43 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 1.43 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 1.43 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.42 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 1.41 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 1.37 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 1.32 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 1.33 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 1.34 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 1.34 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.33 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 1.29 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 1.28 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 1.28 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.29 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.3 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 1.31 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 1.33 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.34 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.32 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.31 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.3 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 1.28 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.28 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.27 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.25 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.26 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.24 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.22 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.22 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.19 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.19 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.18 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.18 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.19 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.19 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.18 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.17 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.17 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.17 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.19 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.19 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.19 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.2 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.18 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.17 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.17 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.16 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.43 GPIA | 1.41 GPIA | 1.45 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.32 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 1.37 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 1.34 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.21 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Late-demographic Dividend
More education data for WB: Late-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 92.72 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 96.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.38 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Late-demographic Dividend was 1.15 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 GPIA in 1973.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 GPIA in 2024.
- How does WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 67th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Late-demographic Dividend 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