Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9565 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9565 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
195th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9565 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6468 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) stood at 0.9565 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 0.9565 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6468 GPIA, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 195th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6468 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6515 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.6538 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.6594 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.6655 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6721 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6775 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.6866 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.697 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7368 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7391 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.7535 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7653 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.7726 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7809 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7903 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.7997 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.8086 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8073 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8197 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8269 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.8264 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.835 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8392 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8396 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8504 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8192 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8544 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8636 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8726 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8821 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8936 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9016 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9101 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9143 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9177 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9188 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9203 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9269 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9313 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9342 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9277 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.938 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.939 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.944 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9433 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9501 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9508 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9511 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9559 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9554 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.956 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.953 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9545 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9565 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6747 GPIA | 0.6468 GPIA | 0.7368 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7837 GPIA | 0.7391 GPIA | 0.8197 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8427 GPIA | 0.8192 GPIA | 0.8726 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9117 GPIA | 0.8821 GPIA | 0.9313 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9434 GPIA | 0.9277 GPIA | 0.9559 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9551 GPIA | 0.953 GPIA | 0.9565 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- 192 Serbia 0.9482 GPIA compare
- 193 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.9459 GPIA compare
- 194 Fiji 0.9443 GPIA compare
- 195 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9399 GPIA compare
- 196 Tokelau 0.9385 GPIA compare
- 197 Tajikistan 0.9359 GPIA compare
- 198 Eswatini 0.9344 GPIA compare
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 16.59 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 25.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 23.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 0.9565 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9565 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6468 GPIA in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 195th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release