School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Arab World
WB: Arab World: 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
44th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.03 GPIA
in 2013
All-time low
0.7198 GPIA
in 1981
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Arab World, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Arab World stood at 1.02 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Arab World peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7198 GPIA, in 1981.
WB: Arab World ranks 44th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 WB: Arab World, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7707 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.7697 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.7668 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.7693 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.7736 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.7629 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7647 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.7724 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7531 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7434 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.7353 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7198 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7424 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7419 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7479 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.736 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.7605 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7668 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.762 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7656 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7796 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.778 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.767 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7803 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7837 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7887 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.7999 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8102 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8179 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8346 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8514 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8685 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8709 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9078 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9114 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9165 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9306 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.947 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9537 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9344 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9394 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9632 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9606 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9868 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9645 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9876 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9836 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9997 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 | 0.7647 GPIA | 0.7434 GPIA | 0.7736 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7478 GPIA | 0.7198 GPIA | 0.7668 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.794 GPIA | 0.767 GPIA | 0.8346 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9092 GPIA | 0.8514 GPIA | 0.9537 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9833 GPIA | 0.9394 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9997 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Arab World
- 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
- 46 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.04 GPIA compare
- 47 Liechtenstein 1.04 GPIA compare
More education data for WB: Arab World
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 27.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Arab World?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Arab World 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 WB: Arab World?
- 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 WB: Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7198 GPIA in 1981.
- How does WB: Arab World rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- WB: Arab World ranks 44th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in WB: Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Arab World 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