Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 0.9264 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 0.9264 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 0.9264 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8251 GPI, in 1995.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.8255 GPI | — |
| 1995 | 0.8251 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8275 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8388 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.848 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8574 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8614 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8656 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8519 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8814 GPI | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8858 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8913 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8968 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.906 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9125 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9181 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9151 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9158 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9167 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9145 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9186 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9224 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9252 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9247 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9255 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9264 GPI | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8371 GPI | 0.8251 GPI | 0.8574 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.8871 GPI | 0.8519 GPI | 0.9181 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9205 GPI | 0.9145 GPI | 0.9264 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 34 Puerto Rico 1.04 GPI compare
- 35 India 1.04 GPI compare
- 36 Marshall Islands 1.04 GPI compare
- 37 Cayman Islands 1.04 GPI compare
- 38 Croatia 1.04 GPI compare
- 39 South Africa 1.04 GPI compare
- 40 Samoa 1.04 GPI compare
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Population ages 0-14 32.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, female, annual growth rate -2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 0.9264 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9264 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8251 GPI in 1995.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.