School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in United Arab Emirates, 1971–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 1.01 GPI for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in 2020.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in United Arab Emirates peaked at 1.03 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.6648 GPI, in 1972.
United Arab Emirates ranks 41st of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6855 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.6648 GPI | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7318 GPI | +10.1% |
| 1974 | 0.796 GPI | +8.8% |
| 1975 | 0.8371 GPI | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 0.9004 GPI | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9416 GPI | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 0.9671 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.9885 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.9776 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.9561 GPI | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9559 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9548 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9545 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9531 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9691 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.9584 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9485 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9466 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9514 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.9616 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.97 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9853 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.983 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9793 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9867 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9815 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9902 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9645 GPI | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9809 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPI | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8348 GPI | 0.6648 GPI | 0.9885 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9575 GPI | 0.9466 GPI | 0.9776 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9766 GPI | 0.9514 GPI | 0.9902 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1 |
| 2010s | 1 GPI | 0.9645 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1 |
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More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 463,999 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 244,466 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 367,651 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 30,531 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,204 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 185,568 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.66 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in United Arab Emirates?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in United Arab Emirates was 1.01 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2013.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6648 GPI in 1972.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 41st out of 198 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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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.