Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and in Northern Africa and Western Asia
Northern Africa and Western Asia: Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and was 0.9772 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and in Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and in Northern Africa and Western Asia stood at 0.9772. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and in Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 0.9772 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8584, in 2002.
Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 10th of 20 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and in Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8614 | — |
| 2001 | 0.86 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8584 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8618 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8694 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8744 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8759 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8798 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8905 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8944 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8702 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8939 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9165 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9253 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9362 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9329 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9359 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9329 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9646 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9532 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9501 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9661 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9683 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9767 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9772 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8726 | 0.8584 | 0.8944 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9262 | 0.8702 | 0.9646 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9677 | 0.9501 | 0.9772 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 7 Tunisia 1.19 compare
- 8 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.18 compare
- 9 Brunei Darussalam 1.18 compare
- 9 Brunei Darussalam 1.18 compare
- 11 North Macedonia 1.17 compare
- 12 Serbia 1.16 compare
- 13 Iceland 1.16 compare
More education data for Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services 12.5% (2022)
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 29.3% (2025)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 50.2% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 93.4% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1.06 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 93.5% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 95.2% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 77.8% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 95.2% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 91.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and in Northern Africa and Western Asia was 0.9772 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9772 in 2024.
- What is the lowest adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8584 in 2002.
- How does Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and?
- Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 10th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and rising or falling in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa and Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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