School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.13 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.13 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
74th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.14 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.7931 GPIA
in 1987
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Arab States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Arab States stood at 1.13 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Arab States peaked at 1.14 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7931 GPIA, in 1987.
That places UIS: Arab States 74th 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9602 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.9516 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.9326 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.9174 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.9022 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.8891 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.8729 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.8342 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.82 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.8276 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.819 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8132 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.8132 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8165 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.8117 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.8212 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7931 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.8298 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8488 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.871 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.8964 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.8975 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8924 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8874 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8861 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8892 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8926 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8956 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8982 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9141 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9296 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9527 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9827 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9653 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.992 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9913 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.06 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.12 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.11 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.11 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.14 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 1.13 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8908 GPIA | 0.82 GPIA | 0.9602 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8166 GPIA | 0.7931 GPIA | 0.8488 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8906 GPIA | 0.871 GPIA | 0.8982 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9866 GPIA | 0.9141 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Arab States
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6559 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Arab States?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Arab States was 1.13 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7931 GPIA in 1987.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 74th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release