School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Syria
Syria: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.14 GPI in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Syria, 1971–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Syria is 1.14 GPI, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Syria peaked at 1.14 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2601 GPI, in 1971.
Syria ranks 99th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Syria, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.2601 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.2787 GPI | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 0.263 GPI | -5.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2759 GPI | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2995 GPI | +8.6% |
| 1976 | 0.339 GPI | +13.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3221 GPI | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3629 GPI | +12.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3696 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.4096 GPI | +10.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4187 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.49 GPI | +17.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4765 GPI | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5066 GPI | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 0.515 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.5489 GPI | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 0.5631 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5612 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5603 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6392 GPI | +14.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6502 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6712 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7073 GPI | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7151 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7238 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8597 GPI | +18.8% |
| 2003 | 0.888 GPI | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8493 GPI | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8965 GPI | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9169 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.875 GPI | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9001 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9238 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8648 GPI | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9931 GPI | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9805 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9981 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.1 GPI | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 1.14 GPI | +3.8% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 1.14 GPI is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6061 GPI, 1.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Syria's 1.14 GPI is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.15 GPI, 99% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3079 GPI | 0.2601 GPI | 0.3696 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.505 GPI | 0.4096 GPI | 0.5631 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6845 GPI | 0.6392 GPI | 0.7238 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.8887 GPI | 0.8493 GPI | 0.9238 GPI | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 0.8648 GPI | 1.14 GPI | 7 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More education data for Syria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 78.55 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 78.19 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54,596 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 90,421 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 75,782 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 72,747 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.36 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0055 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Syria?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Syria was 1.14 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 GPI in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2601 GPI in 1971.
- How does Syria rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Syria ranks 99th out of 177 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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.