Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.945 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa is 0.945 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 0.945 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8472 GPIA, in 1994.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 178th 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.8472 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.8477 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.85 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8603 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8677 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8745 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8776 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8819 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.871 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8993 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.907 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9149 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9202 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9288 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9325 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9359 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9327 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9317 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9315 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9285 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9324 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9349 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9368 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9346 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9357 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.936 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9393 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9392 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9403 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9412 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.945 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8579 GPIA | 0.8472 GPIA | 0.8745 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9069 GPIA | 0.871 GPIA | 0.9359 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9335 GPIA | 0.9285 GPIA | 0.9368 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.941 GPIA | 0.9392 GPIA | 0.945 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- 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
- 180 British Virgin Islands 0.9139 GPIA compare
- 181 Palau 0.9119 GPIA compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 0.945 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.945 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8472 GPIA in 1994.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 178th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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