School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.9779 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in United Arab Emirates, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 0.9779 GPI for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in 2017.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in United Arab Emirates peaked at 1.03 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.6648 GPI, in 1972.
United Arab Emirates ranks 124th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6855 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.6648 GPI | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7318 GPI | +10.1% |
| 1974 | 0.796 GPI | +8.8% |
| 1975 | 0.8371 GPI | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 0.9004 GPI | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9416 GPI | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 0.9775 GPI | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.9885 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.9724 GPI | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.9429 GPI | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9578 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.9456 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9455 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9468 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9644 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.9651 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9532 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9508 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9539 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9594 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9625 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.9778 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9643 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9731 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.983 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9785 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9859 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9656 GPI | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9779 GPI | +1.3% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.9779 GPI is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9971 GPI, 98% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.9779 GPI is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9832 GPI, 99% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8359 GPI | 0.6648 GPI | 0.9885 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9545 GPI | 0.9429 GPI | 0.9724 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9709 GPI | 0.9539 GPI | 0.9859 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1 |
| 2010s | 1 GPI | 0.9656 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More reference data data for United Arab Emirates
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0407 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4839 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6291 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in United Arab Emirates?
- School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in United Arab Emirates was 0.9779 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6648 GPI in 1972.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 124th out of 197 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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
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.