School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Oman

Oman: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 2.11 GPI in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
2.11 GPI
Change on year
down 13.4%
World rank
5th
of 177 countries
All-time high
2.44 GPI
in 2017
All-time low
0.0399 GPI
in 1983
Years of data
35
1978–2019

School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Oman, 1978–2019

00.511.522.51978199820191978: 0.116 GPI1979: 0.201 GPI1980: 0.079 GPI1982: 0.086 GPI1983: 0.04 GPI1984: 0.469 GPI1985: 0.731 GPI1986: 0.616 GPI1987: 0.665 GPI1988: 0.688 GPI1989: 0.892 GPI1990: 0.95 GPI1991: 0.975 GPI1992: 1.2 GPI1993: 1.2 GPI1994: 1.3 GPI1995: 1.2 GPI1996: 1 GPI1997: 1 GPI1998: 0.941 GPI2003: 0.74 GPI2004: 1.1 GPI2005: 1.1 GPI2006: 1.1 GPI2007: 1.2 GPI2009: 1.4 GPI2010: 1.6 GPI2011: 1.6 GPI2013: 2.1 GPI2014: 2.3 GPI2015: 2.3 GPI2016: 2.3 GPI2017: 2.4 GPI2018: 2.4 GPI2019: 2.1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Oman recorded 2.11 GPI for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in 2019.

The figure is down 13.4% on the previous year and up 52.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Oman peaked at 2.44 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0399 GPI, in 1983.

Oman ranks 5th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.1588 GPI 0.1164 GPI 0.2011 GPI 2
1980s 0.4738 GPI 0.0399 GPI 0.8916 GPI 9
1990s 1.09 GPI 0.9407 GPI 1.32 GPI 9
2000s 1.1 GPI 0.7398 GPI 1.39 GPI 6
2010s 2.13 GPI 1.58 GPI 2.44 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Oman

  1. 2 Maldives 3.6 GPI compare
  2. 3 Seychelles 2.32 GPI compare
  3. 4 Barbados 2.25 GPI compare
  4. 6 Saint Lucia 2.1 GPI compare
  5. 7 Samoa 2.09 GPI compare
  6. 8 Kuwait 2.06 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Oman?
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Oman was 2.11 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Oman?
The highest recorded value was 2.44 GPI in 2017.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Oman?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0399 GPI in 1983.
How does Oman rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
Oman ranks 5th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Oman?
Over the last ten years it is up 52.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Oman 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
222 places, 6,910 data points, 1970–2020
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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.