School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Arab World
Arab World: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.09 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Arab World, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Arab World is 1.09 GPI, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Arab World peaked at 1.09 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5344 GPI, in 1978.
That places Arab World 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Arab World, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5623 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.5599 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.5559 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.5525 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.5524 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5513 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5574 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5359 GPI | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5344 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.5547 GPI | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.562 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.5675 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5715 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5782 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.5804 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5942 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5809 GPI | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5865 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.6374 GPI | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 0.6609 GPI | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.6932 GPI | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 0.722 GPI | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7237 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7412 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.74 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7491 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7579 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7687 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7934 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8139 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8393 GPI | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8567 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8849 GPI | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9315 GPI | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9234 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9498 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9839 GPI | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9538 GPI | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPI | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.03 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.07 GPI | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.07 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.09 GPI | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5517 GPI | 0.5344 GPI | 0.5623 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.592 GPI | 0.562 GPI | 0.6609 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7503 GPI | 0.6932 GPI | 0.8139 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9367 GPI | 0.8393 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 9 |
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More education data for Arab World
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1129 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.62 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0828 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Arab World?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Arab World was 1.09 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5344 GPI in 1978.
- How does Arab World rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Arab World ranks 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, 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.