Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.09 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa recorded 1.09 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 1.12 GPIA in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.3227 GPIA, in 1970.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 108th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3227 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.5281 GPIA | +63.6% |
| 1972 | 0.5331 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.5388 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5932 GPIA | +10.1% |
| 1975 | 0.5472 GPIA | -7.8% |
| 1976 | 0.596 GPIA | +8.9% |
| 1977 | 0.557 GPIA | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5481 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5731 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5858 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.6005 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6042 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6144 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6219 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.6553 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6276 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.627 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.6952 GPIA | +10.9% |
| 1989 | 0.6894 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7163 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.74 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7596 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7708 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8094 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8109 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8173 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8413 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8711 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9012 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9283 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9555 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9851 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 1.03 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.08 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.12 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 1.1 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.08 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.09 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +63.6% | 0.3227 GPIA | 0.5281 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5337 GPIA | 0.3227 GPIA | 0.596 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6321 GPIA | 0.5858 GPIA | 0.6952 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8038 GPIA | 0.7163 GPIA | 0.9012 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.9283 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- 105 Ireland 1.19 GPIA compare
- 106 Costa Rica 1.18 GPIA compare
- 107 Portugal 1.18 GPIA compare
- 108 Kazakhstan 1.17 GPIA compare
- 109 Netherlands 1.16 GPIA compare
- 110 Georgia 1.16 GPIA compare
- 111 Mexico 1.16 GPIA compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 1.09 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 GPIA in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3227 GPIA in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 108th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release