Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9392 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) stood at 0.9392 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 0.9392 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8341 GPIA, in 1994.
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 187th of 221 groups on this measure, 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: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.8341 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.8364 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8402 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8547 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8631 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8704 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8748 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8787 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8701 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9014 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9006 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9077 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9103 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9217 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9205 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9193 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9168 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9191 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.919 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9188 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9225 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9243 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9253 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9265 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9266 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9298 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.934 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9342 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.936 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9372 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9392 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8498 GPIA | 0.8341 GPIA | 0.8704 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9005 GPIA | 0.8701 GPIA | 0.9217 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9229 GPIA | 0.9168 GPIA | 0.9298 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9361 GPIA | 0.934 GPIA | 0.9392 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- 184 Cameroon 0.8991 GPIA compare
- 185 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.8981 GPIA compare
- 186 Togo 0.8731 GPIA compare
- 187 Papua New Guinea 0.871 GPIA compare
- 188 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.8683 GPIA compare
- 189 Suriname 0.8197 GPIA compare
- 190 Niue 0.8183 GPIA compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 27.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 0.9392 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: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9392 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8341 GPIA in 1994.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 187th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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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February 2026 Data Release