What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?

The highest recorded value was 0.9645 GPIA in 2024.

What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.7005 GPIA in 1970.

How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?

SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 182nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.

Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia

Name: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
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SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9645 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.9645 GPIA

Change on year

up 0.4%

Rank

182nd

of 221 groups

All-time high

0.9645 GPIA

in 2024

All-time low

0.7005 GPIA

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2024

Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1970–2024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia stood at 0.9645 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 0.9645 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7005 GPIA, in 1970.

That places SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 182nd 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 SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1970 to 2024.
Year	GPIA	Change
1970	0.7005 GPIA	—
1971	0.7006 GPIA	+0.0%
1972	0.7071 GPIA	+0.9%
1973	0.7111 GPIA	+0.6%
1974	0.7172 GPIA	+0.9%
1975	0.7234 GPIA	+0.9%
1976	0.7295 GPIA	+0.8%
1977	0.7395 GPIA	+1.4%
1978	0.7481 GPIA	+1.2%
1979	0.7809 GPIA	+4.4%
1980	0.7828 GPIA	+0.2%
1981	0.7901 GPIA	+0.9%
1982	0.8034 GPIA	+1.7%
1983	0.811 GPIA	+0.9%
1984	0.8195 GPIA	+1.0%
1985	0.8282 GPIA	+1.1%
1986	0.8354 GPIA	+0.9%
1987	0.8421 GPIA	+0.8%
1988	0.8415 GPIA	-0.1%
1989	0.8485 GPIA	+0.8%
1990	0.8546 GPIA	+0.7%
1991	0.854 GPIA	-0.1%
1992	0.8613 GPIA	+0.8%
1993	0.8652 GPIA	+0.5%
1994	0.8665 GPIA	+0.2%
1995	0.878 GPIA	+1.3%
1996	0.8558 GPIA	-2.5%
1997	0.8797 GPIA	+2.8%
1998	0.8872 GPIA	+0.9%
1999	0.8935 GPIA	+0.7%
2000	0.9001 GPIA	+0.7%
2001	0.9102 GPIA	+1.1%
2002	0.9171 GPIA	+0.8%
2003	0.9229 GPIA	+0.6%
2004	0.9272 GPIA	+0.5%
2005	0.9288 GPIA	+0.2%
2006	0.93 GPIA	+0.1%
2007	0.9321 GPIA	+0.2%
2008	0.938 GPIA	+0.6%
2009	0.9411 GPIA	+0.3%
2010	0.9442 GPIA	+0.3%
2011	0.9396 GPIA	-0.5%
2012	0.9472 GPIA	+0.8%
2013	0.948 GPIA	+0.1%
2014	0.9522 GPIA	+0.4%
2015	0.9511 GPIA	-0.1%
2016	0.9562 GPIA	+0.5%
2017	0.9562 GPIA	-0.0%
2018	0.9564 GPIA	+0.0%
2019	0.9605 GPIA	+0.4%
2020	0.9615 GPIA	+0.1%
2021	0.9613 GPIA	-0.0%
2022	0.9593 GPIA	-0.2%
2023	0.9609 GPIA	+0.2%
2024	0.9645 GPIA	+0.4%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.7258 GPIA	0.7005 GPIA	0.7809 GPIA	10
1980s	0.8202 GPIA	0.7828 GPIA	0.8485 GPIA	10
1990s	0.8696 GPIA	0.854 GPIA	0.8935 GPIA	10
2000s	0.9247 GPIA	0.9001 GPIA	0.9411 GPIA	10
2010s	0.9512 GPIA	0.9396 GPIA	0.9605 GPIA	10
2020s	0.9615 GPIA	0.9593 GPIA	0.9645 GPIA	5

Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia

179 Kiribati 0.9598 GPIA compare
180 Niger 0.959 GPIA compare
181 Gabon 0.9569 GPIA compare
182 Namibia 0.9544 GPIA compare
183 Suriname 0.953 GPIA compare
184 Libya 0.9528 GPIA compare
185 South Africa 0.9511 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 435 places →

More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia

Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)

All data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia →

Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 0.9645 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?: The highest recorded value was 0.9645 GPIA in 2024.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.7005 GPIA in 1970.
How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?: SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 182nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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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Indicator: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit: GPIA
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 435 places, 17,336 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release