Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9468 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9468 GPIA
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
199th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9468 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.5675 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan stood at 0.9468 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan peaked at 0.9468 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5675 GPIA, in 1971.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 199th 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: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5685 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.5675 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.5743 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.5802 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5823 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.592 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.6052 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6116 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6389 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 0.6573 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.6701 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6813 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.7084 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 0.713 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7241 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7338 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7457 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7485 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7517 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7596 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7668 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.7724 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7789 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7831 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7896 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7971 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7809 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7997 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8061 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8157 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8248 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8306 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8339 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8493 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8341 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8608 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8716 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8831 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8881 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8926 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.894 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8967 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9056 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9084 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.906 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9067 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9079 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9095 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9023 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9127 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9134 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9131 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9113 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9286 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9468 GPIA | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5978 GPIA | 0.5675 GPIA | 0.6573 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7236 GPIA | 0.6701 GPIA | 0.7596 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.789 GPIA | 0.7668 GPIA | 0.8157 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8569 GPIA | 0.8248 GPIA | 0.8926 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.905 GPIA | 0.894 GPIA | 0.9127 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9226 GPIA | 0.9113 GPIA | 0.9468 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
- 196 Tokelau 0.9385 GPIA compare
- 197 Tajikistan 0.9359 GPIA compare
- 198 Eswatini 0.9344 GPIA compare
- 199 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9342 GPIA compare
- 200 Ethiopia 0.9324 GPIA compare
- 201 Benin 0.9272 GPIA compare
- 202 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.9218 GPIA compare
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 35.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan was 0.9468 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9468 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5675 GPIA in 1971.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 199th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 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