Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index was 0.9746 GPI in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.9746 GPI
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
160th
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.05 GPI
in 2014
All-time low
0.9538 GPI
in 1988
Years of data
27
1978–2017

Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in United Arab Emirates, 1978–2017

00.250.50.7511978199720171978: 1 GPI1980: 1 GPI1981: 1 GPI1982: 0.993 GPI1983: 0.97 GPI1984: 0.967 GPI1985: 0.971 GPI1986: 0.981 GPI1987: 0.965 GPI1988: 0.954 GPI1989: 0.954 GPI1990: 0.964 GPI1991: 0.969 GPI1992: 0.958 GPI1993: 0.994 GPI1994: 1 GPI1995: 0.998 GPI1996: 1 GPI1997: 1 GPI1998: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 0.998 GPI2016: 0.988 GPI2017: 0.975 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2017, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in United Arab Emirates stood at 0.9746 GPI.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in United Arab Emirates peaked at 1.05 GPI in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9538 GPI, in 1988.

That places United Arab Emirates 160th out of 189 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in United Arab Emirates, year by year

Annual values for Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI) in United Arab Emirates, 1978 to 2017.
Year GPI Change
1978 1 GPI
1980 1.01 GPI +1.0%
1981 1.01 GPI -0.6%
1982 0.9934 GPI -1.3%
1983 0.9702 GPI -2.3%
1984 0.967 GPI -0.3%
1985 0.9714 GPI +0.5%
1986 0.9814 GPI +1.0%
1987 0.9646 GPI -1.7%
1988 0.9538 GPI -1.1%
1989 0.9544 GPI +0.1%
1990 0.9638 GPI +1.0%
1991 0.9691 GPI +0.5%
1992 0.9582 GPI -1.1%
1993 0.9936 GPI +3.7%
1994 1 GPI +0.9%
1995 0.9982 GPI -0.5%
1996 1 GPI +0.3%
1997 1 GPI -0.0%
1998 1.01 GPI +1.0%
2007 1.01 GPI +0.0%
2012 1.03 GPI +1.5%
2013 1.03 GPI +0.7%
2014 1.05 GPI +1.4%
2015 0.9978 GPI -4.8%
2016 0.9878 GPI -1.0%
2017 0.9746 GPI -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1 GPI 1 GPI 1 GPI 1
1980s 0.9775 GPI 0.9538 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
1990s 0.9887 GPI 0.9582 GPI 1.01 GPI 9
2000s 1.01 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.01 GPI 1
2010s 1.01 GPI 0.9746 GPI 1.05 GPI 6

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 157 Barbados 0.9783 GPI compare
  2. 158 Marshall Islands 0.9773 GPI compare
  3. 159 Haiti 0.975 GPI compare
  4. 161 Mozambique 0.9734 GPI compare
  5. 162 Fiji 0.9712 GPI compare
  6. 163 Honduras 0.9655 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in United Arab Emirates?
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in United Arab Emirates was 0.9746 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 2014.
What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9538 GPI in 1988.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index?
United Arab Emirates ranks 160th out of 189 countries with data for 2017.
Is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 4,343 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for primary to the male total net enrolment rate for primary. 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.