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

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Arab World was 0.950 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 0.950 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.617 in 1971.

Definition: 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 0.619
1971 0.617
1972 0.624
1973 0.631
1974 0.638
1975 0.643
1976 0.652
1977 0.662
1978 0.671
1979 0.692
1980 0.703
1981 0.715
1982 0.726
1983 0.733
1984 0.741
1985 0.750
1986 0.758
1987 0.768
1988 0.771
1989 0.783
1990 0.793
1991 0.800
1992 0.813
1993 0.821
1994 0.824
1995 0.838
1996 0.823
1997 0.846
1998 0.857
1999 0.868
2000 0.877
2001 0.886
2002 0.895
2003 0.903
2004 0.907
2005 0.914
2006 0.917
2007 0.920
2008 0.923
2009 0.924
2010 0.927
2011 0.927
2012 0.934
2013 0.936
2014 0.940
2015 0.945
2016 0.943
2017 0.944
2018 0.948
2019 0.950

Development Relevance: The Gender Parity Index (GPI) indicates parity between girls and boys. A GPI of less than 1 suggests girls are more disadvantaged than boys in learning opportunities and a GPI of greater than 1 suggests the other way around. Eliminating gender disparities in education would help increase the status and capabilities of women.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: This indicator is calculated by dividing female gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education by male gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation