School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Arab World
Arab World: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.994 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Arab World, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Arab World is 0.994 GPI, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Arab World peaked at 1.05 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.6508 GPI, in 1981.
That places Arab World 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Arab World, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6862 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.6858 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.6823 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6864 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6918 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6835 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.6874 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.6958 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.6745 GPI | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6672 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.6634 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6508 GPI | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6774 GPI | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.6799 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.6899 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6825 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7064 GPI | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7092 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7039 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7084 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.7293 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7314 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7232 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7383 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7425 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.7444 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7532 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7612 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7732 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7933 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8177 GPI | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8348 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8408 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.879 GPI | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.885 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8884 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9039 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9202 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.931 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9204 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9324 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9735 GPI | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9651 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPI | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 0.996 GPI | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9619 GPI | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9862 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9823 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9894 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.994 GPI | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6841 GPI | 0.6672 GPI | 0.6958 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6872 GPI | 0.6508 GPI | 0.7092 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.749 GPI | 0.7232 GPI | 0.7933 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8821 GPI | 0.8177 GPI | 0.931 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9826 GPI | 0.9324 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 10 |
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More reference data data for Arab World
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.6 years (2019)
- 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 5.03 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.80 million number (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)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 870,261 number (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6009 years (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.07 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Arab World?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Arab World was 0.994 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6508 GPI in 1981.
- How does Arab World rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
- Arab World ranks 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 School life expectancy, pre-primary, 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.