School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 1.02 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 1.02 GPI, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 1.03 GPI in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4452 GPI, in 1970.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4452 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.4466 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.4606 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4651 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4705 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.476 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4872 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4764 GPI | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4845 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.5054 GPI | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.5162 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5247 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.5298 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5355 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5379 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5505 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5387 GPI | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5413 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5835 GPI | +7.8% |
| 1989 | 0.6001 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.6247 GPI | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6443 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6558 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.6668 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.6735 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6822 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6926 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7212 GPI | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7483 GPI | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7772 GPI | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.807 GPI | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8425 GPI | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8702 GPI | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9137 GPI | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9075 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9284 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9632 GPI | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9505 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPI | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9945 GPI | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9812 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9963 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9865 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9613 GPI | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9511 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9667 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9858 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9887 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPI | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4718 GPI | 0.4452 GPI | 0.5054 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5458 GPI | 0.5162 GPI | 0.6001 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6887 GPI | 0.6247 GPI | 0.7772 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9204 GPI | 0.807 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9854 GPI | 0.9511 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
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More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, male, annual growth rate -2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, annual growth rate -3.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita 0.0005 units per person (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 1.02 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4452 GPI in 1970.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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.