School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 1.06 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 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 is 1.06 GPI, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 1.07 GPI in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4662 GPI, in 1970.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4662 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.4673 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4815 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4872 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4914 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4942 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.5055 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4963 GPI | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5026 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.5255 GPI | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5364 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5483 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5491 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5572 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.5622 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.5758 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5669 GPI | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5725 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.6164 GPI | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 0.6361 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6638 GPI | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6874 GPI | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.6922 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7097 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7117 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.7219 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7308 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7578 GPI | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7951 GPI | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8301 GPI | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8602 GPI | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8893 GPI | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9199 GPI | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9707 GPI | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.968 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9846 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.07 GPI | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPI | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.03 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.996 GPI | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9901 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPI | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4918 GPI | 0.4662 GPI | 0.5255 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5721 GPI | 0.5364 GPI | 0.6361 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.73 GPI | 0.6638 GPI | 0.8301 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9724 GPI | 0.8602 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPI | 0.9901 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 10 |
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More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 1.06 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?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPI in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4662 GPI in 1970.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.