Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Arab World
Arab World: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity was 1.01 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Arab World, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Arab World is 1.01 GPI, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Arab World peaked at 1.03 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.9009 GPI, in 1978.
Arab World ranks 37th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Arab World, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9263 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.9324 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.9228 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.9147 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.9202 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.913 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.9138 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.9009 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.9135 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.9178 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.9296 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.9357 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.9243 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.9276 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.9413 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.9398 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9593 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9379 GPI | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9438 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9465 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9581 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9649 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.9676 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9668 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9717 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9807 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9863 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9909 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9923 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9914 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9856 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9899 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9783 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9853 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9837 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9878 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9857 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9928 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9961 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPI | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 1 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9175 GPI | 0.9009 GPI | 0.9324 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9357 GPI | 0.9178 GPI | 0.9593 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9726 GPI | 0.9465 GPI | 0.9923 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9877 GPI | 0.9783 GPI | 0.9961 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 9 |
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More education data for Arab World
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.62 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1129 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Arab World?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Arab World was 1.01 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2013.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9009 GPI in 1978.
- How does Arab World rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
- Arab World ranks 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female survival rate to the last grade of primary education to the male survival rate to the last grade of primary education. 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.