School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) stood at 1.01 GPI.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 1.02 GPI in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4371 GPI, in 1970.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 35th 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 (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4371 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.4389 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4536 GPI | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4588 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4648 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4709 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4826 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.472 GPI | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4802 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.5013 GPI | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5123 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5212 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.5264 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5323 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5348 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5475 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5357 GPI | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5384 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.581 GPI | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 0.5978 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.6226 GPI | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.6424 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6542 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.6653 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.6721 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.681 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6916 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7201 GPI | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7474 GPI | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7766 GPI | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8058 GPI | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8418 GPI | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8696 GPI | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9127 GPI | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9061 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9267 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9596 GPI | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9457 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPI | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9886 GPI | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9739 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9882 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9779 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9519 GPI | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9412 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.957 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9764 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9792 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPI | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.466 GPI | 0.4371 GPI | 0.5013 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5427 GPI | 0.5123 GPI | 0.5978 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6873 GPI | 0.6226 GPI | 0.7766 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.918 GPI | 0.8058 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9764 GPI | 0.9412 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- 32 Cuba 1.58 GPI compare
- 33 Puerto Rico 1.58 GPI compare
- 34 Panama 1.57 GPI compare
- 35 Brunei Darussalam 1.55 GPI compare
- 36 Cape Verde 1.53 GPI compare
- 37 Poland 1.52 GPI compare
- 38 Slovakia 1.52 GPI compare
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.1% (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 -2.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, annual growth rate -3.23 % 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 (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 1.01 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4371 GPI in 1970.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 35th 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.