School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.05 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.05 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
129th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.05 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.5002 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) recorded 1.05 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 1.5% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5002 GPIA, in 1971.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 129th 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5029 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.5002 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.5109 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.5102 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5108 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.5141 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.5147 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.507 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5106 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.5229 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.53 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.5349 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.542 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.5465 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5475 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5564 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.545 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5464 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.5819 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 0.5985 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.6215 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.6361 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.6456 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6572 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6669 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6795 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.6936 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7211 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7481 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7753 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8037 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8394 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8735 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.919 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9117 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9353 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9634 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9498 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 0.983 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9767 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9962 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9915 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9712 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9739 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9493 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9727 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9715 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9954 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5104 GPIA | 0.5002 GPIA | 0.5229 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5529 GPIA | 0.53 GPIA | 0.5985 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6845 GPIA | 0.6215 GPIA | 0.7753 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9197 GPIA | 0.8037 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9824 GPIA | 0.9493 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- 126 Cambodia 1.11 GPIA compare
- 127 Andorra 1.11 GPIA compare
- 128 Singapore 1.09 GPIA compare
- 129 Macau, China 1.09 GPIA compare
- 130 Russian Federation 1.09 GPIA compare
- 131 Hong Kong, China 1.08 GPIA compare
- 132 Peru 1.08 GPIA compare
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 1.05 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5002 GPIA in 1971.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 129th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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