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Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9777 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.9777 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
145th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9777 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6259 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 1970–2024

00.20.40.60.81197019972024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa stood at 0.9777 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 0.9777 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6259 GPIA, in 1970.

That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 145th 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year

Year GPIA Change
1970 0.6259 GPIA —
1971 0.6288 GPIA +0.5%
1972 0.6357 GPIA +1.1%
1973 0.6379 GPIA +0.4%
1974 0.6427 GPIA +0.8%
1975 0.6532 GPIA +1.6%
1976 0.6654 GPIA +1.9%
1977 0.6798 GPIA +2.2%
1978 0.6919 GPIA +1.8%
1979 0.7254 GPIA +4.8%
1980 0.7315 GPIA +0.8%
1981 0.746 GPIA +2.0%
1982 0.7566 GPIA +1.4%
1983 0.768 GPIA +1.5%
1984 0.782 GPIA +1.8%
1985 0.7942 GPIA +1.6%
1986 0.8058 GPIA +1.5%
1987 0.8136 GPIA +1.0%
1988 0.8155 GPIA +0.2%
1989 0.8277 GPIA +1.5%
1990 0.8369 GPIA +1.1%
1991 0.8405 GPIA +0.4%
1992 0.8513 GPIA +1.3%
1993 0.8584 GPIA +0.8%
1994 0.8612 GPIA +0.3%
1995 0.8704 GPIA +1.1%
1996 0.8479 GPIA -2.6%
1997 0.8754 GPIA +3.2%
1998 0.884 GPIA +1.0%
1999 0.8938 GPIA +1.1%
2000 0.9032 GPIA +1.1%
2001 0.9133 GPIA +1.1%
2002 0.9214 GPIA +0.9%
2003 0.9283 GPIA +0.7%
2004 0.934 GPIA +0.6%
2005 0.9355 GPIA +0.2%
2006 0.9379 GPIA +0.3%
2007 0.9428 GPIA +0.5%
2008 0.9458 GPIA +0.3%
2009 0.9459 GPIA +0.0%
2010 0.9482 GPIA +0.2%
2011 0.9437 GPIA -0.5%
2012 0.9532 GPIA +1.0%
2013 0.961 GPIA +0.8%
2014 0.9663 GPIA +0.5%
2015 0.9678 GPIA +0.2%
2016 0.9724 GPIA +0.5%
2017 0.9702 GPIA -0.2%
2018 0.9712 GPIA +0.1%
2019 0.9718 GPIA +0.1%
2020 0.9735 GPIA +0.2%
2021 0.9742 GPIA +0.1%
2022 0.9722 GPIA -0.2%
2023 0.9738 GPIA +0.2%
2024 0.9777 GPIA +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.6587 GPIA 0.6259 GPIA 0.7254 GPIA 10
1980s 0.7841 GPIA 0.7315 GPIA 0.8277 GPIA 10
1990s 0.862 GPIA 0.8369 GPIA 0.8938 GPIA 10
2000s 0.9308 GPIA 0.9032 GPIA 0.9459 GPIA 10
2010s 0.9626 GPIA 0.9437 GPIA 0.9724 GPIA 10
2020s 0.9743 GPIA 0.9722 GPIA 0.9777 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa

  1. 142 Anguilla 0.9817 GPIA compare
  2. 143 Botswana 0.981 GPIA compare
  3. 144 Morocco 0.981 GPIA compare
  4. 145 Togo 0.9808 GPIA compare
  5. 146 Haiti 0.9803 GPIA compare
  6. 147 Barbados 0.9792 GPIA compare
  7. 148 Tuvalu 0.9786 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 0.9777 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.9777 GPIA in 2024.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6259 GPIA in 1970.
How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 145th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North 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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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

February 2026 Data Release