School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
115th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.7164 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Arab States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Arab States stood at 1 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Arab States peaked at 1 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7164 GPIA, in 1971.
UIS: Arab States ranks 115th 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7202 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.7164 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.7182 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.7199 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.7238 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.7225 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.7273 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.7335 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.7379 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.7544 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7624 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7717 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7793 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7859 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.7897 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7956 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.7997 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.8042 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8086 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8182 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8289 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8347 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.8463 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.85 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8496 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8612 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8473 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8656 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8744 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.883 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8913 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.901 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9114 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9209 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9204 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9275 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9347 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9341 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9503 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9501 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9535 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9535 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9542 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9584 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9642 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9699 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9794 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9804 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9862 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9909 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9899 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9896 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7274 GPIA | 0.7164 GPIA | 0.7544 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7915 GPIA | 0.7624 GPIA | 0.8182 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8541 GPIA | 0.8289 GPIA | 0.883 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9242 GPIA | 0.8913 GPIA | 0.9503 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9691 GPIA | 0.9535 GPIA | 0.9909 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9968 GPIA | 0.9896 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6559 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.10 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Arab States?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Arab States was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7164 GPIA in 1971.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 115th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release