Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.06 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan stood at 1.06 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.3125 GPIA, in 1970.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 126th 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3125 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.4816 GPIA | +54.1% |
| 1972 | 0.494 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5011 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5538 GPIA | +10.5% |
| 1975 | 0.5148 GPIA | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5575 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 0.5271 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5187 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5375 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.551 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5632 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5665 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5747 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5809 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.6094 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.5843 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.586 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6521 GPIA | +11.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6429 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6695 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6854 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7049 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7179 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7575 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7634 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.775 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8016 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8335 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.866 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8949 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9253 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9575 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.09 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9995 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 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 | +54.1% | 0.3125 GPIA | 0.4816 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4998 GPIA | 0.3125 GPIA | 0.5575 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5911 GPIA | 0.551 GPIA | 0.6521 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7575 GPIA | 0.6695 GPIA | 0.866 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.8949 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.9995 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 35.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan was 1.06 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPIA in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3125 GPIA in 1970.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 126th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 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