School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.6886 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend recorded 0.6886 GPIA for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 0.6886 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3996 GPIA, in 1985.
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 207th of 221 groups on this measure, 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: Pre-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4398 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.4378 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4216 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4128 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4227 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.4295 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.44 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.4353 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.426 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4169 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4117 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4125 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4116 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4148 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.4169 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3996 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4304 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4577 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4422 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.4337 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.4456 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.4528 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4657 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4776 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4923 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5087 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5284 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5474 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5695 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5912 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5955 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5912 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5948 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.588 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6026 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6067 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6165 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6126 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6108 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6064 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6161 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.607 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.626 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6317 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.625 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6334 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6483 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6527 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.664 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6753 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6803 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6886 GPIA | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4282 GPIA | 0.4128 GPIA | 0.44 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4231 GPIA | 0.3996 GPIA | 0.4577 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5079 GPIA | 0.4456 GPIA | 0.5912 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6025 GPIA | 0.588 GPIA | 0.6165 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6379 GPIA | 0.607 GPIA | 0.6753 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6844 GPIA | 0.6803 GPIA | 0.6886 GPIA | 2 |
More education data for WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 32.69 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 18.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 4.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 90.57 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 72.83 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 36.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend was 0.6886 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6886 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3996 GPIA in 1985.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 207th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Pre-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