School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.15 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Saudi Arabia, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 1.15 GPI for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.53 GPI in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0941 GPI, in 1971.
That places Saudi Arabia 97th out of 177 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0941 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.1219 GPI | +29.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1445 GPI | +18.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1648 GPI | +14.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1921 GPI | +16.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2812 GPI | +46.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3212 GPI | +14.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3107 GPI | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3565 GPI | +14.7% |
| 1980 | 0.3864 GPI | +8.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4449 GPI | +15.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4886 GPI | +9.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5377 GPI | +10.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6197 GPI | +15.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6585 GPI | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7224 GPI | +9.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7956 GPI | +10.1% |
| 1991 | 1.07 GPI | +34.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8518 GPI | -20.1% |
| 1993 | 1.01 GPI | +18.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8956 GPI | -11.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9097 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.9057 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8855 GPI | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 1.12 GPI | +27.0% |
| 1999 | 1.23 GPI | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 1.3 GPI | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 1.23 GPI | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 1.33 GPI | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 1.49 GPI | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 1.53 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.48 GPI | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 1.46 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.4 GPI | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 1.39 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.28 GPI | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 1.25 GPI | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.17 GPI | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 1.07 GPI | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPI | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.1 GPI | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 1.08 GPI | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.15 GPI | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 1.15 GPI | -0.1% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 1.15 GPI is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.36 GPI, 85% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 1.15 GPI is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.15 GPI, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2208 GPI | 0.0941 GPI | 0.3565 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.5817 GPI | 0.3864 GPI | 0.7956 GPI | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.9869 GPI | 0.8518 GPI | 1.23 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.39 GPI | 1.23 GPI | 1.53 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.25 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.72 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.47 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 242,375 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 26,900 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 215,559 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,840 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.36 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.45 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Saudi Arabia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Saudi Arabia was 1.15 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 GPI in 2004.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0941 GPI in 1971.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 97th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.