School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Arab World

Arab World: School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9534 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.9534 GPI
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
32nd
of 43 groups
All-time high
0.9534 GPI
in 2020
All-time low
0.6175 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Arab World, 1970–2020

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Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Arab World recorded 0.9534 GPI for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Arab World peaked at 0.9534 GPI in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6175 GPI, in 1971.

Arab World ranks 32nd of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Arab World, year by year

Annual values for School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Arab World, 1970 to 2020.
Year GPI Change
1970 0.6189 GPI
1971 0.6175 GPI -0.2%
1972 0.6235 GPI +1.0%
1973 0.6309 GPI +1.2%
1974 0.6381 GPI +1.1%
1975 0.6427 GPI +0.7%
1976 0.6515 GPI +1.4%
1977 0.6624 GPI +1.7%
1978 0.6712 GPI +1.3%
1979 0.6918 GPI +3.1%
1980 0.7033 GPI +1.7%
1981 0.7155 GPI +1.7%
1982 0.7256 GPI +1.4%
1983 0.7334 GPI +1.1%
1984 0.7406 GPI +1.0%
1985 0.7496 GPI +1.2%
1986 0.7583 GPI +1.2%
1987 0.7677 GPI +1.2%
1988 0.7712 GPI +0.5%
1989 0.7826 GPI +1.5%
1990 0.7931 GPI +1.3%
1991 0.7996 GPI +0.8%
1992 0.8134 GPI +1.7%
1993 0.8211 GPI +0.9%
1994 0.8242 GPI +0.4%
1995 0.8377 GPI +1.6%
1996 0.8228 GPI -1.8%
1997 0.846 GPI +2.8%
1998 0.8572 GPI +1.3%
1999 0.8684 GPI +1.3%
2000 0.8773 GPI +1.0%
2001 0.8863 GPI +1.0%
2002 0.8953 GPI +1.0%
2003 0.9033 GPI +0.9%
2004 0.9069 GPI +0.4%
2005 0.9137 GPI +0.7%
2006 0.9173 GPI +0.4%
2007 0.9204 GPI +0.3%
2008 0.9232 GPI +0.3%
2009 0.9241 GPI +0.1%
2010 0.9268 GPI +0.3%
2011 0.9265 GPI -0.0%
2012 0.9339 GPI +0.8%
2013 0.9358 GPI +0.2%
2014 0.9403 GPI +0.5%
2015 0.9449 GPI +0.5%
2016 0.9425 GPI -0.3%
2017 0.9445 GPI +0.2%
2018 0.9483 GPI +0.4%
2019 0.9498 GPI +0.2%
2020 0.9534 GPI +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.6448 GPI 0.6175 GPI 0.6918 GPI 10
1980s 0.7448 GPI 0.7033 GPI 0.7826 GPI 10
1990s 0.8284 GPI 0.7931 GPI 0.8684 GPI 10
2000s 0.9068 GPI 0.8773 GPI 0.9241 GPI 10
2010s 0.9393 GPI 0.9265 GPI 0.9498 GPI 10
2020s 0.9534 GPI 0.9534 GPI 0.9534 GPI 1

Countries ranked near Arab World

  1. 29 Ireland 1.04 GPI compare
  2. 30 Sao Tome and Principe 1.04 GPI compare
  3. 31 Malaysia 1.04 GPI compare
  4. 32 Croatia 1.04 GPI compare
  5. 33 Palau 1.04 GPI compare
  6. 34 Mauritius 1.04 GPI compare
  7. 35 Bahrain 1.04 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Arab World?
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Arab World was 0.9534 GPI in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Arab World?
The highest recorded value was 0.9534 GPI in 2020.
What is the lowest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Arab World?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6175 GPI in 1971.
How does Arab World rank for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index?
Arab World ranks 32nd out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
Is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Arab World?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Arab World data come from?
The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.