School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9731 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9731 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
164th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9731 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.7126 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Arab States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UIS: Arab States recorded 0.9731 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Arab States peaked at 0.9731 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7126 GPIA, in 1971.
UIS: Arab States ranks 164th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7141 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.7126 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.7177 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.7226 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.7295 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7339 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.7395 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.7502 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.7596 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.7836 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7962 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.8076 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8162 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.82 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.8232 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8284 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8351 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.8403 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8358 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.8451 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.8517 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.8494 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8572 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8601 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8597 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8696 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8414 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8703 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8776 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8847 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8938 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9042 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9118 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9171 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9204 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9215 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9217 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9236 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9357 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9365 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9386 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.933 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9415 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9447 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9502 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9502 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9562 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9589 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9612 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9659 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9665 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9673 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9687 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9702 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9731 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7363 GPIA | 0.7126 GPIA | 0.7836 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8248 GPIA | 0.7962 GPIA | 0.8451 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8622 GPIA | 0.8414 GPIA | 0.8847 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9186 GPIA | 0.8938 GPIA | 0.9365 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9501 GPIA | 0.933 GPIA | 0.9659 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9691 GPIA | 0.9665 GPIA | 0.9731 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Arab States
- 161 Papua New Guinea 0.9717 GPIA compare
- 162 Solomon Islands 0.9713 GPIA compare
- 163 Nigeria 0.9709 GPIA compare
- 163 Pakistan 0.9709 GPIA compare
- 165 Monaco 0.9698 GPIA compare
- 166 Chile 0.9694 GPIA compare
- 167 Dominican Republic 0.969 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, male 13.17 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Arab States?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Arab States was 0.9731 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9731 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7126 GPIA in 1971.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 164th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release