Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and in Western Asia
Western Asia: Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and was 0.9801 ratio in 2022. ▲ Rising
Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and in Western Asia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 0.9801 ratio for adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and in Western Asia peaked at 0.9801 ratio in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7655 ratio, in 2002.
That places Western Asia 9th out of 20 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7692 ratio | — |
| 2001 | 0.767 ratio | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7655 ratio | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7753 ratio | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7893 ratio | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8 ratio | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8048 ratio | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8125 ratio | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8366 ratio | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8466 ratio | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8509 ratio | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8746 ratio | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.888 ratio | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8903 ratio | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9014 ratio | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9053 ratio | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9103 ratio | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9071 ratio | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9324 ratio | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9462 ratio | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9541 ratio | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9717 ratio | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9801 ratio | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7967 ratio | 0.7655 ratio | 0.8466 ratio | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9006 ratio | 0.8509 ratio | 0.9462 ratio | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9686 ratio | 0.9541 ratio | 0.9801 ratio | 3 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 6 Mongolia 1.19 ratio compare
- 7 Tunisia 1.19 ratio compare
- 8 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.18 ratio compare
- 9 Brunei Darussalam 1.18 ratio compare
- 9 Brunei Darussalam 1.18 ratio compare
- 11 North Macedonia 1.17 ratio compare
- 12 Serbia 1.16 ratio compare
More education data for Western Asia
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services 12.4% (2022)
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 28.6% (2025)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 49.2% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 98.5% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1.02 ratio (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 96.4% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 98.7% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 91.8% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 99.3% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 96.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and in Western Asia?
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and in Western Asia was 0.9801 ratio in 2022, 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9801 ratio in 2022.
- What is the lowest adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7655 ratio in 2002.
- How does Western Asia rank for adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and?
- Western Asia ranks 9th out of 20 groups with data for 2022.
- Is adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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