School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Qatar

Qatar: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 1 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1 GPI
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
71st
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.08 GPI
in 2012
All-time low
0.8684 GPI
in 2004
Years of data
23
1996–2019

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Qatar, 1996–2019

00.250.50.7511996200720191996: 0.99 GPI1998: 0.955 GPI1999: 0.994 GPI2000: 0.999 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 0.941 GPI2003: 0.892 GPI2004: 0.868 GPI2005: 0.931 GPI2006: 1.1 GPI2007: 0.997 GPI2008: 0.967 GPI2009: 0.964 GPI2010: 0.969 GPI2011: 0.982 GPI2012: 1.1 GPI2013: 1.1 GPI2014: 1.1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 0.997 GPI2019: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2019, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Qatar stood at 1 GPI.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Qatar peaked at 1.08 GPI in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.8684 GPI, in 2004.

That places Qatar 71st out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Qatar, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Qatar, 1996 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1996 0.9898 GPI —
1998 0.9553 GPI -3.5%
1999 0.9943 GPI +4.1%
2000 0.9991 GPI +0.5%
2001 1.02 GPI +2.3%
2002 0.9415 GPI -7.9%
2003 0.8916 GPI -5.3%
2004 0.8684 GPI -2.6%
2005 0.9306 GPI +7.2%
2006 1.05 GPI +12.9%
2007 0.9967 GPI -5.1%
2008 0.9673 GPI -3.0%
2009 0.9635 GPI -0.4%
2010 0.9693 GPI +0.6%
2011 0.9817 GPI +1.3%
2012 1.08 GPI +10.4%
2013 1.08 GPI -0.6%
2014 1.05 GPI -2.4%
2015 1.03 GPI -2.3%
2016 1.01 GPI -1.6%
2017 1.01 GPI -0.4%
2018 0.9967 GPI -1.0%
2019 1 GPI +0.4%

Qatar compared with similar countries

  • Qatar's 1 GPI is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9934 GPI, 1.0× the median. (69 countries reporting)
  • Qatar's 1 GPI is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9905 GPI, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9798 GPI 0.9553 GPI 0.9943 GPI 3
2000s 0.9631 GPI 0.8684 GPI 1.05 GPI 10
2010s 1.02 GPI 0.9693 GPI 1.08 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Qatar

  1. 68 Cambodia 1 GPI compare
  2. 69 Slovenia 1 GPI compare
  3. 70 Gibraltar 1 GPI compare
  4. 72 Djibouti 1 GPI compare
  5. 73 Uruguay 1 GPI compare
  6. 74 Czechia 0.9997 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Qatar?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Qatar was 1 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Qatar?
The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPI in 2012.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Qatar?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8684 GPI in 2004.
How does Qatar rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Qatar ranks 71st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Qatar?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Qatar data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, 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, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

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.