Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9521 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.9521 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
169th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9521 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.8385 GPIA
in 1995
Years of data
31
1994–2024

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1994–2024

00.20.40.60.811994200920241994: 0.839 GPIA1995: 0.838 GPIA1996: 0.84 GPIA1997: 0.85 GPIA1998: 0.858 GPIA1999: 0.865 GPIA2000: 0.867 GPIA2001: 0.869 GPIA2002: 0.859 GPIA2003: 0.893 GPIA2004: 0.892 GPIA2005: 0.899 GPIA2006: 0.905 GPIA2007: 0.912 GPIA2008: 0.918 GPIA2009: 0.918 GPIA2010: 0.915 GPIA2011: 0.917 GPIA2012: 0.919 GPIA2013: 0.92 GPIA2014: 0.925 GPIA2015: 0.928 GPIA2016: 0.929 GPIA2017: 0.931 GPIA2018: 0.931 GPIA2019: 0.936 GPIA2020: 0.941 GPIA2021: 0.942 GPIA2022: 0.944 GPIA2023: 0.946 GPIA2024: 0.952 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) recorded 0.9521 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 0.9521 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8385 GPIA, in 1995.

That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 169th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1994 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
1994 0.8387 GPIA
1995 0.8385 GPIA -0.0%
1996 0.8404 GPIA +0.2%
1997 0.8501 GPIA +1.2%
1998 0.8582 GPIA +1.0%
1999 0.8652 GPIA +0.8%
2000 0.8671 GPIA +0.2%
2001 0.8694 GPIA +0.3%
2002 0.8587 GPIA -1.2%
2003 0.8929 GPIA +4.0%
2004 0.8916 GPIA -0.1%
2005 0.8993 GPIA +0.9%
2006 0.9046 GPIA +0.6%
2007 0.9123 GPIA +0.8%
2008 0.9185 GPIA +0.7%
2009 0.9176 GPIA -0.1%
2010 0.9149 GPIA -0.3%
2011 0.9174 GPIA +0.3%
2012 0.9191 GPIA +0.2%
2013 0.9205 GPIA +0.2%
2014 0.9251 GPIA +0.5%
2015 0.9276 GPIA +0.3%
2016 0.929 GPIA +0.2%
2017 0.931 GPIA +0.2%
2018 0.9314 GPIA +0.0%
2019 0.9357 GPIA +0.5%
2020 0.9412 GPIA +0.6%
2021 0.9418 GPIA +0.1%
2022 0.9442 GPIA +0.3%
2023 0.9463 GPIA +0.2%
2024 0.9521 GPIA +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8485 GPIA 0.8385 GPIA 0.8652 GPIA 6
2000s 0.8932 GPIA 0.8587 GPIA 0.9185 GPIA 10
2010s 0.9252 GPIA 0.9149 GPIA 0.9357 GPIA 10
2020s 0.9451 GPIA 0.9412 GPIA 0.9521 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)

  1. 166 Cuba 0.9581 GPIA compare
  2. 167 Fiji 0.9571 GPIA compare
  3. 168 Luxembourg 0.9554 GPIA compare
  4. 169 Pakistan 0.9541 GPIA compare
  5. 170 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.9526 GPIA compare
  6. 171 Mali 0.952 GPIA compare
  7. 172 Serbia 0.9517 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 0.9521 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
The highest recorded value was 0.9521 GPIA in 2024.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8385 GPIA in 1995.
How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 169th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,386 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release