School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
42nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.03 GPIA
in 2013
All-time low
0.72 GPIA
in 1981
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Arab States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UIS: Arab States recorded 1.02 GPIA for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Arab States peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.72 GPIA, in 1981.
That places UIS: Arab States 42nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7712 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.7702 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.7672 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.7699 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.7743 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.7634 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7652 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.773 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7536 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7429 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7356 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.72 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7429 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7421 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7483 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7363 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.7608 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7671 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.7621 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7657 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7797 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7781 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.767 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7802 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7837 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7889 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8003 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8105 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8183 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.835 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8518 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.869 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8713 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9083 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9119 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.917 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9311 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9475 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9541 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9348 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9398 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9637 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9609 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9871 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.965 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9884 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9841 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7651 GPIA | 0.7429 GPIA | 0.7743 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7481 GPIA | 0.72 GPIA | 0.7671 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7942 GPIA | 0.767 GPIA | 0.835 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9097 GPIA | 0.8518 GPIA | 0.9541 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9838 GPIA | 0.9398 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Arab States
- 39 Lesotho 1.05 GPIA compare
- 40 El Salvador 1.04 GPIA compare
- 41 Saint Lucia 1.04 GPIA compare
- 42 Cape Verde 1.04 GPIA compare
- 43 Dominican Republic 1.04 GPIA compare
- 44 Barbados 1.04 GPIA compare
- 45 Togo 1.04 GPIA compare
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 25.80 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.63 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Arab States?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Arab States was 1.02 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.72 GPIA in 1981.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 42nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release