School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in United Arab Emirates, 1978–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in United Arab Emirates is 1.01 GPI, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in United Arab Emirates peaked at 1.09 GPI in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.9367 GPI, in 1981.
That places United Arab Emirates 114th out of 175 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.995 GPI | — |
| 1979 | 0.9941 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.9852 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.9367 GPI | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 0.9701 GPI | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.9504 GPI | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9549 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.9694 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.9882 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 1.02 GPI | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 1.06 GPI | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 1.07 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 1.08 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 1.08 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.09 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.08 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPI | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPI | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9945 GPI | 0.9941 GPI | 0.995 GPI | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.9911 GPI | 0.9367 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 2 |
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More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 586,477 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0534 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 586,477 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0534 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 292,776 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in United Arab Emirates?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in United Arab Emirates was 1.01 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPI in 1992.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9367 GPI in 1981.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 114th out of 175 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.