Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)

WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9161 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.9161 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
203rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9161 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.8095 GPIA
in 1995
Years of data
30
1995–2024

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1995–2024

00.20.40.60.811995200920241995: 0.809 GPIA1996: 0.822 GPIA1997: 0.832 GPIA1998: 0.839 GPIA1999: 0.847 GPIA2000: 0.85 GPIA2001: 0.855 GPIA2002: 0.848 GPIA2003: 0.841 GPIA2004: 0.839 GPIA2005: 0.853 GPIA2006: 0.858 GPIA2007: 0.862 GPIA2008: 0.867 GPIA2009: 0.874 GPIA2010: 0.868 GPIA2011: 0.874 GPIA2012: 0.873 GPIA2013: 0.866 GPIA2014: 0.869 GPIA2015: 0.871 GPIA2016: 0.877 GPIA2017: 0.878 GPIA2018: 0.88 GPIA2019: 0.884 GPIA2020: 0.888 GPIA2021: 0.889 GPIA2022: 0.892 GPIA2023: 0.903 GPIA2024: 0.916 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) stood at 0.9161 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 0.9161 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8095 GPIA, in 1995.

That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 203rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1995 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
1995 0.8095 GPIA
1996 0.8221 GPIA +1.6%
1997 0.8319 GPIA +1.2%
1998 0.839 GPIA +0.9%
1999 0.8467 GPIA +0.9%
2000 0.8505 GPIA +0.4%
2001 0.8554 GPIA +0.6%
2002 0.8479 GPIA -0.9%
2003 0.8409 GPIA -0.8%
2004 0.8394 GPIA -0.2%
2005 0.8528 GPIA +1.6%
2006 0.8579 GPIA +0.6%
2007 0.8621 GPIA +0.5%
2008 0.8665 GPIA +0.5%
2009 0.8741 GPIA +0.9%
2010 0.8683 GPIA -0.7%
2011 0.8737 GPIA +0.6%
2012 0.8734 GPIA -0.0%
2013 0.8656 GPIA -0.9%
2014 0.8695 GPIA +0.5%
2015 0.8711 GPIA +0.2%
2016 0.8769 GPIA +0.7%
2017 0.8778 GPIA +0.1%
2018 0.8795 GPIA +0.2%
2019 0.8843 GPIA +0.6%
2020 0.8882 GPIA +0.4%
2021 0.8892 GPIA +0.1%
2022 0.8925 GPIA +0.4%
2023 0.9028 GPIA +1.2%
2024 0.9161 GPIA +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8298 GPIA 0.8095 GPIA 0.8467 GPIA 5
2000s 0.8547 GPIA 0.8394 GPIA 0.8741 GPIA 10
2010s 0.874 GPIA 0.8656 GPIA 0.8843 GPIA 10
2020s 0.8978 GPIA 0.8882 GPIA 0.9161 GPIA 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 0.9161 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
The highest recorded value was 0.9161 GPIA in 2024.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8095 GPIA in 1995.
How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 203rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,386 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release