School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 1.42 GPI in 2017. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in United Arab Emirates, 1978–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2017, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in United Arab Emirates stood at 1.42 GPI. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 32.2% on the previous year and down 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in United Arab Emirates peaked at 5.41 GPI in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.42 GPI, in 2017.
United Arab Emirates ranks 47th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1.75 GPI | — |
| 1979 | 1.87 GPI | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 2.02 GPI | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 2.02 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 2.09 GPI | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 1.88 GPI | -9.9% |
| 1984 | 1.72 GPI | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 2.12 GPI | +22.9% |
| 1986 | 1.94 GPI | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 2.14 GPI | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 2.58 GPI | +20.7% |
| 1989 | 3.36 GPI | +30.4% |
| 1990 | 3.94 GPI | +17.1% |
| 1991 | 4.18 GPI | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 5.41 GPI | +29.5% |
| 1993 | 4.02 GPI | -25.7% |
| 2007 | 2.94 GPI | -27.0% |
| 2008 | 2.99 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 3.01 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 2.92 GPI | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 2.38 GPI | -18.3% |
| 2012 | 2.14 GPI | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 2.29 GPI | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 2.24 GPI | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 2.2 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 2.09 GPI | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 1.42 GPI | -32.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.81 GPI | 1.75 GPI | 1.87 GPI | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.19 GPI | 1.72 GPI | 3.36 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.39 GPI | 3.94 GPI | 5.41 GPI | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.98 GPI | 2.94 GPI | 3.01 GPI | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.21 GPI | 1.42 GPI | 2.92 GPI | 8 |
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More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 39,735 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 82.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.04 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in United Arab Emirates?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in United Arab Emirates was 1.42 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 5.41 GPI in 1992.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.42 GPI in 2017.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 47th out of 177 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.