School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Arab World
Arab World: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9588 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary (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
Arab World recorded 0.9588 GPI for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Arab World peaked at 0.9588 GPI in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5363 GPI, in 1971.
That places Arab World 31st out of 43 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Arab World, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5372 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.5363 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.5441 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.5526 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.5632 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.5639 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5801 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.5955 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6033 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.615 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.6229 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6367 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.6503 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.6644 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6746 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6857 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6953 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.7062 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7184 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7287 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.7512 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7666 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.787 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7984 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8037 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.823 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8284 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8396 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8568 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8734 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8828 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8894 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9019 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.912 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9143 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9253 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9325 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9371 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.935 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9312 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9328 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9386 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9403 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9429 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9458 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9511 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9446 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9446 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9529 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9525 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9588 GPI | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5691 GPI | 0.5363 GPI | 0.615 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6783 GPI | 0.6229 GPI | 0.7287 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8128 GPI | 0.7512 GPI | 0.8734 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9161 GPI | 0.8828 GPI | 0.9371 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9446 GPI | 0.9328 GPI | 0.9529 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9588 GPI | 0.9588 GPI | 0.9588 GPI | 1 |
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More education data for Arab World
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 91.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.58 million (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 school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Arab World?
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Arab World was 0.9588 GPI in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9588 GPI in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5363 GPI in 1971.
- How does Arab World rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
- Arab World ranks 31st out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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, secondary (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 secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.