Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Arab World
Arab World: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 0.9274 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Arab World, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Arab World stood at 0.9274 GPI. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Arab World peaked at 0.9274 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8181 GPI, in 1994.
That places Arab World 34th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Arab World, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.8181 GPI | — |
| 1995 | 0.821 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8264 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8404 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8482 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.856 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8609 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8661 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8567 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8874 GPI | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8859 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8941 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8989 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9086 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9065 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9052 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9029 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9053 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9065 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9064 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9025 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9245 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9235 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9254 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9251 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9274 GPI | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.835 GPI | 0.8181 GPI | 0.856 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.8871 GPI | 0.8567 GPI | 0.9086 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9149 GPI | 0.9025 GPI | 0.9274 GPI | 10 |
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- 35 India 1.04 GPI compare
- 36 Marshall Islands 1.04 GPI compare
- 37 Cayman Islands 1.04 GPI compare
More education data for Arab World
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 91.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.58 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 93.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total 140.07 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Arab World?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Arab World was 0.9274 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9274 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8181 GPI in 1994.
- How does Arab World rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
- Arab World ranks 34th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary. 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.