Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.05 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) is 1.05 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4094 GPIA, in 1971.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 128th 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 (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4113 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.4094 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4242 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4327 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4426 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4537 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.461 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4574 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.4666 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4832 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4966 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.5056 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.515 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.5218 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5257 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.5365 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5259 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5292 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5665 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5847 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6089 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6231 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6341 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.6482 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6599 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.672 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.6863 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7155 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7446 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7734 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8024 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8401 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8732 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9196 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9128 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9384 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9685 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9593 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9948 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9869 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9891 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9871 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9583 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9842 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9805 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4442 GPIA | 0.4094 GPIA | 0.4832 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5308 GPIA | 0.4966 GPIA | 0.5847 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6766 GPIA | 0.6089 GPIA | 0.7734 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9238 GPIA | 0.8024 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9934 GPIA | 0.9583 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 1.05 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 (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4094 GPIA in 1971.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 128th 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 (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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