Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.947 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries recorded 0.947 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 0.947 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8373 GPIA, in 1994.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 176th 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.8373 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.8382 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8408 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8509 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8582 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.865 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8679 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8718 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8683 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8959 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9027 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9104 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9165 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9232 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9277 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9276 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9249 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9271 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9268 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9243 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9285 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9315 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9339 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9339 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9345 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9375 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9419 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9416 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9427 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9434 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.947 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8484 GPIA | 0.8373 GPIA | 0.865 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9012 GPIA | 0.8679 GPIA | 0.9277 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9303 GPIA | 0.9243 GPIA | 0.9375 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9433 GPIA | 0.9416 GPIA | 0.947 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- 173 Grenada 0.9484 GPIA compare
- 174 Morocco 0.9458 GPIA compare
- 175 Aruba 0.9448 GPIA compare
- 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
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 0.947 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.947 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8373 GPIA in 1994.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 176th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 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