Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Arab World
Arab World: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 0.9672 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Arab World, 2000–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Arab World is 0.9672 GPI, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Arab World peaked at 0.9672 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.876 GPI, in 2000.
Arab World ranks 32nd of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Arab World, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.876 GPI | — |
| 2001 | 0.8852 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.896 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9077 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9099 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9181 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9242 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9251 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9361 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9375 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9402 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9395 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9452 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9465 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9508 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9572 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9672 GPI | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9116 GPI | 0.876 GPI | 0.9375 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9495 GPI | 0.9395 GPI | 0.9672 GPI | 7 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More education data for Arab World
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1129 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.62 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Arab World?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Arab World was 0.9672 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9672 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.876 GPI in 2000.
- How does Arab World rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Arab World ranks 32nd out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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, primary to tertiary, 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 primary to tertiary to the male value for the same indicator. 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.