School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 0.997 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.997 GPI for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2019.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5963 GPI, in 1979.
That places Saudi Arabia 124th out of 175 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.5963 GPI | — |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPI | +69.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9649 GPI | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9866 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.982 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.997 GPI | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5963 GPI | 0.5963 GPI | 0.5963 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9883 GPI | 0.9649 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9941 GPI | 0.982 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 4 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.23 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Saudi Arabia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Saudi Arabia was 0.997 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2005.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5963 GPI in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 124th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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 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.