School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Arab World
Arab World: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9502 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Arab World, 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Arab World is 0.9502 GPI, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Arab World peaked at 0.9502 GPI in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6462 GPI, in 1971.
Arab World ranks 38th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Arab World, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6479 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.6462 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.6517 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.6589 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.6656 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6729 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.6797 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.69 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.7009 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.7266 GPI | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7409 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7536 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.763 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7682 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7744 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7836 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.7929 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.8014 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7999 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8117 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8176 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.818 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8285 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8342 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8361 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8465 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8195 GPI | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8498 GPI | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8576 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8657 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8743 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8848 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8912 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8974 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9018 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9059 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.907 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9089 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.915 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9193 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9229 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.918 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9294 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9309 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9367 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9409 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9413 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9445 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9454 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9483 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9502 GPI | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.674 GPI | 0.6462 GPI | 0.7266 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.779 GPI | 0.7409 GPI | 0.8117 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8373 GPI | 0.8176 GPI | 0.8657 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9006 GPI | 0.8743 GPI | 0.9193 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9358 GPI | 0.918 GPI | 0.9483 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9502 GPI | 0.9502 GPI | 0.9502 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More education data for Arab World
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- 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, female 19.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Arab World?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Arab World was 0.9502 GPI in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9502 GPI in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6462 GPI in 1971.
- How does Arab World rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- Arab World ranks 38th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.