Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 0.9342 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 0.9342 GPI. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 0.9342 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8419 GPI, in 1994.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 35th 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, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.8419 GPI | — |
| 1995 | 0.8427 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8455 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8554 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8622 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8693 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8723 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.877 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8641 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8901 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8942 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8999 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9045 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9103 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9134 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9174 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9151 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.916 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9171 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.914 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9106 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9327 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9334 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9326 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9326 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9342 GPI | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8528 GPI | 0.8419 GPI | 0.8693 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.8943 GPI | 0.8641 GPI | 0.9174 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9238 GPI | 0.9106 GPI | 0.9342 GPI | 10 |
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More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 0.9342 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9342 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8419 GPI in 1994.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 35th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.