School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Qatar
Qatar: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.23 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Qatar, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Qatar is 1.23 GPI, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Qatar peaked at 1.31 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8546 GPI, in 1971.
That places Qatar 1st out of 175 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Qatar, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8546 GPI | — |
| 1976 | 1.17 GPI | +36.4% |
| 1977 | 1.12 GPI | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 1.11 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 1.08 GPI | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 1.02 GPI | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 1.05 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 1.06 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 1.06 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 1.03 GPI | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 1.16 GPI | +13.3% |
| 1988 | 1.15 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 1.17 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 1.18 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.17 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.18 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 1.2 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.16 GPI | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 1.16 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.17 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.12 GPI | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 1.15 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.16 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.08 GPI | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 1.02 GPI | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9918 GPI | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPI | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 1.13 GPI | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 1.04 GPI | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 0.975 GPI | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 1.26 GPI | +29.0% |
| 2013 | 1.31 GPI | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.29 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.26 GPI | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.22 GPI | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 1.26 GPI | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.25 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.23 GPI | -1.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 1.23 GPI is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.06 GPI, 1.2× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 1.23 GPI is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.02 GPI, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Qatar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +36.4% | 0.8546 GPI | 1.17 GPI |
| 2012 | +29.0% | 0.975 GPI | 1.26 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.05 GPI | 0.8546 GPI | 1.17 GPI | 3 |
| 1980s | 1.09 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.17 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.16 GPI | 1.12 GPI | 1.2 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.07 GPI | 0.9918 GPI | 1.16 GPI | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.21 GPI | 0.975 GPI | 1.31 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 2 Seychelles 1.21 GPI compare
- 3 Barbados 1.2 GPI compare
- 4 Puerto Rico 1.2 GPI compare
More education data for Qatar
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.36 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.38 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,368 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,379 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 25,980 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,823 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 151,038 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 180,287 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Qatar?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Qatar was 1.23 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 GPI in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8546 GPI in 1971.
- How does Qatar rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Qatar ranks 1st out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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.