Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.989 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.989 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
91st
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.989 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6769 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa, 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 SDG: Northern Africa is 0.989 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 0.989 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6769 GPIA, in 1971.
That places SDG: Northern Africa 91st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6777 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6769 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.6841 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6905 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.6962 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6994 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.7089 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.7197 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.7273 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.7375 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7436 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.7533 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.7617 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7722 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7821 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7948 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.806 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.8149 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8058 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.828 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8362 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8336 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8445 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8516 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8523 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8693 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.824 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8762 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8919 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9075 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9168 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9266 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9333 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9387 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9421 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9369 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9333 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9332 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9393 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9447 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9474 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9375 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9526 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9551 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9616 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9597 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9647 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9678 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9682 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9774 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9805 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9813 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9837 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9839 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.989 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7018 GPIA | 0.6769 GPIA | 0.7375 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7862 GPIA | 0.7436 GPIA | 0.828 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8587 GPIA | 0.824 GPIA | 0.9075 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9345 GPIA | 0.9168 GPIA | 0.9447 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9592 GPIA | 0.9375 GPIA | 0.9774 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9837 GPIA | 0.9805 GPIA | 0.989 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa was 0.989 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.989 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6769 GPIA in 1971.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 91st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa 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