Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Arab World
Arab World: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index was 0.9888 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Arab World, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Arab World stood at 0.9888 GPI.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Arab World peaked at 1.02 GPI in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7808 GPI, in 1994.
Arab World ranks 25th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Arab World, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.7808 GPI | — |
| 1995 | 0.8273 GPI | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8329 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8389 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8718 GPI | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.905 GPI | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9228 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9312 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9835 GPI | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9543 GPI | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.962 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.978 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9898 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.988 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9879 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9825 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9909 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9992 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9995 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9928 GPI | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9779 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9747 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9945 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9888 GPI | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8428 GPI | 0.7808 GPI | 0.905 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.968 GPI | 0.9228 GPI | 0.9898 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.994 GPI | 0.9747 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
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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, upper secondary, gender parity index in Arab World?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Arab World was 0.9888 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7808 GPI in 1994.
- How does Arab World rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index?
- Arab World ranks 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for upper 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.