Arab World vs Malaysia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index

Arab World
0.9481 GPI
in 2019
Malaysia
1.03 GPI
in 2017
Arab World rank
33rd
Malaysia rank
32nd

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index over time

  • Arab World
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1.03 GPI against 0.9481 GPI in Arab World, a difference of 0.0819 GPI.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Arab World's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 33rd and Malaysia ranks 32nd of 43 groups.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Arab World Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6114 GPI 0.8397 GPI 0.2283 GPI Malaysia
1980s 0.7353 GPI 0.9981 GPI 0.2627 GPI Malaysia
1990s 0.8163 GPI 1.03 GPI 0.214 GPI Malaysia
2000s 0.8975 GPI 1.04 GPI 0.1467 GPI Malaysia
2010s 0.9336 GPI 1.04 GPI 0.1028 GPI Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index, Arab World or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 1.03 GPI against 0.9481 GPI in Arab World as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index between Arab World and Malaysia?
0.0819 GPI, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Malaysia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Arab World and Malaysia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
Arab World ranks 33rd and Malaysia ranks 32nd of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,783 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.