Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9557 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia recorded 0.9557 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 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 0.9557 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8189 GPIA, in 1994.
That places SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 166th 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 SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.8189 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.8255 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8243 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8404 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8482 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.862 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8743 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8828 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8778 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9047 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9054 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9122 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9177 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9276 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9284 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9311 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9326 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9365 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9365 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9471 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9517 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9506 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9506 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9493 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9495 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9514 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9555 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9516 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9521 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9527 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9557 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8366 GPIA | 0.8189 GPIA | 0.862 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9062 GPIA | 0.8743 GPIA | 0.9311 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9456 GPIA | 0.9326 GPIA | 0.9517 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9535 GPIA | 0.9516 GPIA | 0.9557 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 0.9557 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9557 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8189 GPIA in 1994.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 166th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and 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