School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Arab World
WB: Arab World: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9887 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9887 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
123rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9887 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.685 GPIA
in 1975
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Arab World, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Arab World stood at 0.9887 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Arab World peaked at 0.9887 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.685 GPIA, in 1975.
That places WB: Arab World 123rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Arab World, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7004 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6959 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.6951 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6906 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6924 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.685 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.6918 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6994 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.7008 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.7069 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.7105 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7204 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7301 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.7426 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7492 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.7553 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.761 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7661 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.7758 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.7842 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7997 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8104 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8271 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8337 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8343 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.852 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8558 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8641 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8784 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8914 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8977 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9026 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9089 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9172 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9187 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9295 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9385 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9441 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9453 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9466 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9461 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9502 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9437 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9453 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.949 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9542 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9554 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9584 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9654 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9711 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9731 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9734 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9827 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9873 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9887 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6958 GPIA | 0.685 GPIA | 0.7069 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7495 GPIA | 0.7105 GPIA | 0.7842 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8447 GPIA | 0.7997 GPIA | 0.8914 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9249 GPIA | 0.8977 GPIA | 0.9466 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9539 GPIA | 0.9437 GPIA | 0.9711 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9811 GPIA | 0.9731 GPIA | 0.9887 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Arab World
- 120 Antigua and Barbuda 1.01 GPIA compare
- 121 Belarus 1.01 GPIA compare
- 122 Eswatini 1.01 GPIA compare
- 123 Turkmenistan 1 GPIA compare
- 124 Ukraine 1 GPIA compare
- 125 Israel 1 GPIA compare
- 126 North Macedonia 1 GPIA compare
More education data for WB: Arab World
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 27.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Arab World?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Arab World was 0.9887 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9887 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.685 GPIA in 1975.
- How does WB: Arab World rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- WB: Arab World ranks 123rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in WB: Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release