School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9611 GPI in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary (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
In 2021, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.9611 GPI.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.9755 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5806 GPI, in 1979.
That places Saudi Arabia 155th out of 196 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.5806 GPI | — |
| 2005 | 0.941 GPI | +62.1% |
| 2009 | 0.886 GPI | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9755 GPI | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9207 GPI | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9009 GPI | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9434 GPI | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.905 GPI | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.928 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9611 GPI | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5806 GPI | 0.5806 GPI | 0.5806 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9135 GPI | 0.886 GPI | 0.941 GPI | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9291 GPI | 0.9009 GPI | 0.9755 GPI | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9446 GPI | 0.928 GPI | 0.9611 GPI | 2 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.0795 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 143,804 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 100,848 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 944,740 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.4 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.23 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Saudi Arabia?
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Saudi Arabia was 0.9611 GPI in 2021, 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9755 GPI in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5806 GPI in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 155th out of 196 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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, 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.