School life expectancy, primary and lower … lower GPI gender parity in Syria
Syria: School life expectancy, primary and lower … lower GPI gender parity was 0.9646 GPI in 2013. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Syria, 1996–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Syria recorded 0.9646 GPI for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in 2013.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Syria peaked at 0.9795 GPI in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.8977 GPI, in 1996.
That places Syria 155th out of 188 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower … lower GPI gender parity in Syria, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.8977 GPI | — |
| 1997 | 0.9046 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.915 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9092 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9148 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9203 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9283 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.945 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9518 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9604 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9662 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9752 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9788 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9795 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9739 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9712 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9685 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9646 GPI | -0.4% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 0.9646 GPI is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9368 GPI, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Syria's 0.9646 GPI is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9905 GPI, 97% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9066 GPI | 0.8977 GPI | 0.915 GPI | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.952 GPI | 0.9148 GPI | 0.9795 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9696 GPI | 0.9646 GPI | 0.9739 GPI | 4 |
Countries ranked near Syria
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Syria?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Syria was 0.9646 GPI in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9795 GPI in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8977 GPI in 1996.
- How does Syria rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
- Syria ranks 155th out of 188 countries with data for 2013.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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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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.