School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 1.01 GPI in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 1.01 GPI for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in 2021.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.03 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.6112 GPI, in 1979.
Saudi Arabia ranks 33rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.6112 GPI | — |
| 2005 | 0.9848 GPI | +61.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9786 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.976 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9751 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9919 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9953 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9746 GPI | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9704 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPI | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9907 GPI | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPI | -0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +61.1% | 0.6112 GPI | 0.9848 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6112 GPI | 0.6112 GPI | 0.6112 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9786 GPI | 0.9751 GPI | 0.9848 GPI | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9999 GPI | 0.9704 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 2 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.72 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.47 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 242,375 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 26,900 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 215,559 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,840 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.36 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.45 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Saudi Arabia?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Saudi Arabia was 1.01 GPI in 2021, 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6112 GPI in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 33rd out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.