Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Arab World
Arab World: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.9425 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Arab World, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Arab World stood at 0.9425 GPI. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Arab World peaked at 0.9425 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8214 GPI, in 1996.
Arab World ranks 39th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Arab World, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.8314 GPI | — |
| 1995 | 0.8397 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8214 GPI | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8473 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.855 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8628 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8703 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8793 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8809 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8944 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8968 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9023 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9046 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9089 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9124 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9147 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9165 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.914 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9222 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9233 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9265 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9361 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9361 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9389 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9399 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9425 GPI | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8429 GPI | 0.8214 GPI | 0.8628 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.8965 GPI | 0.8703 GPI | 0.9147 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9296 GPI | 0.914 GPI | 0.9425 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More reference data data for Arab World
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.83 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.80 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.03 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.6 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.44 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.75 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.3% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6009 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.1 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 870,261 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Arab World?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Arab World was 0.9425 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9425 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8214 GPI in 1996.
- How does Arab World rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
- Arab World ranks 39th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary to male gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary. 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.