School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 0.961 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.961 GPI.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.6121 GPI, in 1979.
That places Saudi Arabia 156th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.6121 GPI | — |
| 2005 | 0.9623 GPI | +57.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9302 GPI | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPI | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9608 GPI | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9583 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9794 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.961 GPI | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6121 GPI | 0.6121 GPI | 0.6121 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9463 GPI | 0.9302 GPI | 0.9623 GPI | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9745 GPI | 0.9583 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 5 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 18.25 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 430,399 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 77.4 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.01 million (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Saudi Arabia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Saudi Arabia was 0.961 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6121 GPI in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 156th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.