Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9439 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9439 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
179th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9527 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.7677 GPIA
in 1996
Years of data
32
1993–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Western Asia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Western Asia stood at 0.9439 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 0.9527 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7677 GPIA, in 1996.
MDG: Western Asia ranks 179th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.7698 GPIA | — |
| 1994 | 0.7688 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7752 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7677 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7829 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.791 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.805 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8222 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8394 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8486 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8692 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8665 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8767 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8849 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8952 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9007 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9108 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9212 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.927 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9273 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9476 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9506 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9486 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9521 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9477 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9487 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9482 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9527 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9443 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9435 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9425 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9439 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.78 GPIA | 0.7677 GPIA | 0.805 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.8714 GPIA | 0.8222 GPIA | 0.9108 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9419 GPIA | 0.9212 GPIA | 0.9521 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9454 GPIA | 0.9425 GPIA | 0.9527 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia
- 176 Mozambique 0.9446 GPIA compare
- 177 Tajikistan 0.9382 GPIA compare
- 178 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9264 GPIA compare
- 179 Benin 0.9144 GPIA compare
- 180 British Virgin Islands 0.9139 GPIA compare
- 181 Palau 0.9119 GPIA compare
- 182 Angola 0.9096 GPIA compare
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.55 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8984 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.60 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Western Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Western Asia was 0.9439 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9527 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7677 GPIA in 1996.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 179th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Western Asia 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