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

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Arab World was 0.948 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 0.948 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.646 in 1971.

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

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

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Year Value
1970 0.648
1971 0.646
1972 0.652
1973 0.659
1974 0.666
1975 0.673
1976 0.680
1977 0.690
1978 0.701
1979 0.727
1980 0.741
1981 0.754
1982 0.763
1983 0.768
1984 0.774
1985 0.784
1986 0.793
1987 0.801
1988 0.800
1989 0.812
1990 0.818
1991 0.818
1992 0.828
1993 0.834
1994 0.836
1995 0.846
1996 0.820
1997 0.850
1998 0.858
1999 0.866
2000 0.874
2001 0.885
2002 0.891
2003 0.897
2004 0.902
2005 0.906
2006 0.907
2007 0.909
2008 0.915
2009 0.919
2010 0.923
2011 0.918
2012 0.929
2013 0.931
2014 0.937
2015 0.941
2016 0.941
2017 0.945
2018 0.945
2019 0.948

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 education by male gross enrollment ratio in primary 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