Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Arab World
WB: Arab World: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9599 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9599 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
192nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9599 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6457 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Arab World, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: Arab World recorded 0.9599 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Arab World peaked at 0.9599 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6457 GPIA, in 1970.
That places WB: Arab World 192nd 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 WB: Arab World, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6457 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6499 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.6551 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.6611 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.6668 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6733 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6807 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6923 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.7028 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7387 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 0.7421 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7558 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.7667 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.7739 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.7812 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.7902 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.7992 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8078 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.807 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8183 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8247 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.8251 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8344 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8402 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8422 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8531 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8279 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8597 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8692 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8777 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8863 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8962 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9035 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9103 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.914 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9159 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9162 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9175 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9232 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9261 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.929 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9236 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9339 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9355 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9406 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9404 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9467 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9477 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9486 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9533 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9539 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9546 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9525 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9554 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9599 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6766 GPIA | 0.6457 GPIA | 0.7387 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7842 GPIA | 0.7421 GPIA | 0.8183 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8454 GPIA | 0.8247 GPIA | 0.8777 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9109 GPIA | 0.8863 GPIA | 0.9261 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9399 GPIA | 0.9236 GPIA | 0.9533 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9553 GPIA | 0.9525 GPIA | 0.9599 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Arab World
- 189 Montserrat 0.9499 GPIA compare
- 190 Mozambique 0.9498 GPIA compare
- 191 Guinea-Bissau 0.9488 GPIA compare
- 192 Serbia 0.9482 GPIA compare
- 193 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.9459 GPIA compare
- 194 Fiji 0.9443 GPIA compare
- 195 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9399 GPIA compare
More education data for WB: Arab World
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.56 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Arab World?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Arab World was 0.9599 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9599 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6457 GPIA in 1970.
- How does WB: Arab World rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- WB: Arab World ranks 192nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in WB: Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Arab World 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