School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 1.01 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ALECSO: Gulf Countries stood at 1.01 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.01 GPIA, in 2023.
ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 24th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.05 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- 21 Cook Islands 1.04 GPIA compare
- 22 Madagascar 1.03 GPIA compare
- 23 Gibraltar 1.03 GPIA compare
- 24 Croatia 1.03 GPIA compare
- 25 Argentina 1.03 GPIA compare
- 26 Myanmar 1.03 GPIA compare
- 27 Saint Lucia 1.03 GPIA compare
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 25.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 21.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 895,823 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 252,534 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 126,525 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.34 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 1.01 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2023.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 24th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release