School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Syria

Syria: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.9652 GPI in 2013. ▲ Rising

Latest (2013)
0.9652 GPI
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
149th
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.9721 GPI
in 2006
All-time low
0.5751 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
43
1971–2013

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Syria, 1971–2013

00.20.40.60.811971199220131971: 0.575 GPI1972: 0.609 GPI1973: 0.63 GPI1974: 0.65 GPI1975: 0.656 GPI1976: 0.669 GPI1977: 0.683 GPI1978: 0.698 GPI1979: 0.713 GPI1980: 0.75 GPI1981: 0.77 GPI1982: 0.797 GPI1983: 0.815 GPI1984: 0.838 GPI1985: 0.858 GPI1986: 0.876 GPI1987: 0.893 GPI1988: 0.897 GPI1989: 0.9 GPI1990: 0.903 GPI1991: 0.904 GPI1992: 0.905 GPI1993: 0.91 GPI1994: 0.912 GPI1995: 0.912 GPI1996: 0.912 GPI1997: 0.914 GPI1998: 0.925 GPI1999: 0.918 GPI2000: 0.925 GPI2001: 0.934 GPI2002: 0.94 GPI2003: 0.956 GPI2004: 0.961 GPI2005: 0.971 GPI2006: 0.972 GPI2007: 0.972 GPI2008: 0.972 GPI2009: 0.969 GPI2010: 0.965 GPI2011: 0.967 GPI2012: 0.963 GPI2013: 0.965 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2013, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Syria stood at 0.9652 GPI.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Syria peaked at 0.9721 GPI in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.5751 GPI, in 1971.

That places Syria 149th out of 197 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.6535 GPI 0.5751 GPI 0.7132 GPI 9
1980s 0.8394 GPI 0.7499 GPI 0.9004 GPI 10
1990s 0.9115 GPI 0.9028 GPI 0.925 GPI 10
2000s 0.9573 GPI 0.9248 GPI 0.9721 GPI 10
2010s 0.9649 GPI 0.9631 GPI 0.9665 GPI 4

Countries ranked near Syria

  1. 146 Belize 0.9663 GPI compare
  2. 147 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9661 GPI compare
  3. 148 Indonesia 0.9653 GPI compare
  4. 150 Gabon 0.9648 GPI compare
  5. 151 Laos 0.9647 GPI compare
  6. 152 Marshall Islands 0.9646 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 197 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Syria?
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Syria was 0.9652 GPI in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Syria?
The highest recorded value was 0.9721 GPI in 2006.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Syria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5751 GPI in 1971.
How does Syria rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
Syria ranks 149th out of 197 countries with data for 2013.
Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Syria?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,121 data points, 1970–2020
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.