Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 1 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1 GPI
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
64th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPI
in 2015
All-time low
0.9076 GPI
in 2014
Years of data
10
2005–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Saudi Arabia, 2005–2019

00.250.50.7512005201220192005: 0.979 GPI2008: 0.944 GPI2009: 0.942 GPI2013: 0.933 GPI2014: 0.908 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 0.987 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 0.997 GPI2019: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Saudi Arabia stood at 1 GPI.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.02 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9076 GPI, in 2014.

Saudi Arabia ranks 64th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Saudi Arabia, 2005 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
2005 0.9793 GPI
2008 0.9443 GPI -3.6%
2009 0.9418 GPI -0.3%
2013 0.9325 GPI -1.0%
2014 0.9076 GPI -2.7%
2015 1.02 GPI +12.6%
2016 0.9874 GPI -3.4%
2017 1 GPI +1.4%
2018 0.997 GPI -0.4%
2019 1 GPI +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9551 GPI 0.9418 GPI 0.9793 GPI 3
2010s 0.9786 GPI 0.9076 GPI 1.02 GPI 7

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 61 Kuwait 1 GPI compare
  2. 62 Spain 1 GPI compare
  3. 63 Czechia 1 GPI compare
  4. 65 Estonia 1 GPI compare
  5. 66 New Zealand 1 GPI compare
  6. 67 Cambodia 1 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Saudi Arabia?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Saudi Arabia was 1 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2015.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9076 GPI in 2014.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Saudi Arabia ranks 64th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

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.