Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9534 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9534 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
196th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9534 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6203 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) is 0.9534 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 0.9534 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6203 GPIA, in 1971.
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 196th of 221 groups on this measure, 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6388 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6203 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.6234 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6306 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.6396 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6517 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6605 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.6796 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.7 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7524 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 0.781 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.803 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.8181 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.8225 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.8301 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.8371 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.8467 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8563 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8447 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8613 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.87 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8664 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8825 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8849 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8763 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8943 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8244 GPIA | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8881 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8998 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9085 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9143 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9215 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9259 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9313 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9336 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9258 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9267 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9298 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9312 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9316 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9306 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9205 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9352 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9354 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.939 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9408 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9429 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9454 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9469 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9495 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9507 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9512 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9519 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9528 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9534 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6597 GPIA | 0.6203 GPIA | 0.7524 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8301 GPIA | 0.781 GPIA | 0.8613 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8795 GPIA | 0.8244 GPIA | 0.9085 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9272 GPIA | 0.9143 GPIA | 0.9336 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9386 GPIA | 0.9205 GPIA | 0.9495 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.952 GPIA | 0.9507 GPIA | 0.9534 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- 193 Democratic Republic of Congo 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
- 199 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9342 GPIA compare
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.52 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 14.02 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 6.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.94 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 0.9534 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9534 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6203 GPIA in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 196th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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