Oman vs Saudi Arabia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index

Oman
0.9609 GPI
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
0.961 GPI
in 2019
Oman rank
157th
Saudi Arabia rank
156th

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

  • Oman
  • Saudi Arabia
0.20.40.60.81197119952019

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.961 GPI against 0.9609 GPI in Oman, a difference of 0.0001 GPI.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Oman ranks 157th and Saudi Arabia ranks 156th of 193 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Oman averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Oman Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4472 GPI 0.6121 GPI 0.1649 GPI Saudi Arabia
2000s 0.9648 GPI 0.9463 GPI 0.0185 GPI Oman
2010s 0.9867 GPI 0.9745 GPI 0.0121 GPI Oman

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index, Oman or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.961 GPI against 0.9609 GPI in Oman as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index between Oman and Saudi Arabia?
0.0001 GPI, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Saudi Arabia?
8 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2019.
How do Oman and Saudi Arabia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
Oman ranks 157th and Saudi Arabia ranks 156th of 193 countries.
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.