School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Syria
Syria: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 0.9811 GPI in 2013. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Syria, 1971–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2013, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Syria stood at 0.9811 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Syria peaked at 0.9835 GPI in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.482 GPI, in 1971.
Syria ranks 134th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Syria, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.482 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.5113 GPI | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 0.5274 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5454 GPI | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.5597 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.5768 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5907 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.6068 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6224 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.6605 GPI | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6746 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7043 GPI | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.7154 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7375 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7553 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7755 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7897 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.7969 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.8046 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8223 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.827 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8423 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8607 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8667 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8755 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9319 GPI | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9472 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9496 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.959 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9662 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9714 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9772 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9812 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9705 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9835 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9805 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9811 GPI | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5581 GPI | 0.482 GPI | 0.6224 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.7414 GPI | 0.6605 GPI | 0.8046 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8491 GPI | 0.8223 GPI | 0.8755 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9605 GPI | 0.9319 GPI | 0.9812 GPI | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9789 GPI | 0.9705 GPI | 0.9835 GPI | 4 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 131 Malawi 0.9853 GPI compare
- 132 El Salvador 0.9851 GPI compare
- 133 Uzbekistan 0.9845 GPI compare
- 135 San Marino 0.9802 GPI compare
- 136 Burkina Faso 0.9784 GPI compare
- 137 Guatemala 0.9731 GPI compare
More education data for Syria
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 144,621 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 715,268 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 640,320 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 148,529 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Syria?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Syria was 0.9811 GPI in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9835 GPI in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.482 GPI in 1971.
- How does Syria rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Syria ranks 134th out of 175 countries with data for 2013.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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.