Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9366 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9366 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
210th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9477 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.743 GPIA
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Western Asia, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Western Asia stood at 0.9366 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 0.9477 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.743 GPIA, in 1975.
That places SDG: Western Asia 210th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.743 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.746 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.755 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.7647 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.8232 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 1980 | 0.8128 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.8207 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8383 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.8439 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.8508 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.8563 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8606 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.8657 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8733 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.8672 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.8706 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8724 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.8766 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8777 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8801 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8862 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8871 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8829 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8827 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8807 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8848 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8956 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9029 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9086 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9139 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.921 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9268 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9311 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.937 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9381 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9416 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9423 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9428 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9412 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9432 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9428 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9477 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9443 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.944 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9425 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9407 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9391 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9331 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.935 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9366 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7664 GPIA | 0.743 GPIA | 0.8232 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.849 GPIA | 0.8128 GPIA | 0.8733 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8797 GPIA | 0.8706 GPIA | 0.8871 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.916 GPIA | 0.8848 GPIA | 0.9381 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9432 GPIA | 0.9412 GPIA | 0.9477 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9369 GPIA | 0.9331 GPIA | 0.9407 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1276 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Western Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Western Asia was 0.9366 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9477 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.743 GPIA in 1975.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 210th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 50 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release