Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9896 index in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in United Arab Emirates, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 0.9896 index for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in United Arab Emirates peaked at 1.13 index in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.7756 index, in 2007.
United Arab Emirates ranks 130th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7975 index | — |
| 1972 | 0.8124 index | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.9077 index | +11.7% |
| 1974 | 0.9808 index | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 1.01 index | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 1.05 index | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 1.08 index | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 1.09 index | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 1.11 index | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 1.1 index | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 1.1 index | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.1 index | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.08 index | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 1.09 index | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 1.09 index | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.1 index | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 1.12 index | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 1.11 index | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 1.09 index | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 1.08 index | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 1.07 index | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 1.06 index | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.06 index | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.04 index | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.05 index | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.07 index | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.11 index | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 1.13 index | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.12 index | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.954 index | -14.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8832 index | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8863 index | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8638 index | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8556 index | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8471 index | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8756 index | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7756 index | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 0.925 index | +19.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8969 index | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9273 index | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9275 index | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8877 index | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9299 index | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 1.02 index | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9809 index | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 1.01 index | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9673 index | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9278 index | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9349 index | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9896 index | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9815 index | 0.7975 index | 1.11 index | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.1 index | 1.08 index | 1.12 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 index | 1.04 index | 1.13 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8677 index | 0.7756 index | 0.954 index | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9369 index | 0.8877 index | 1.02 index | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9667 index | 0.9278 index | 1.01 index | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 308.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in United Arab Emirates?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in United Arab Emirates was 0.9896 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 index in 1998.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7756 index in 2007.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 130th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.