Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9426 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9426 GPIA
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
203rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9426 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.5405 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 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 (excluding High Income) stood at 0.9426 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 0.9426 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5405 GPIA, in 1971.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 203rd 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 (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5483 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.5405 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.549 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5618 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.5649 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.5766 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5917 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5989 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.6298 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 0.6486 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6634 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6745 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.7035 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.707 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7177 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.727 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7388 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7409 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7432 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.7511 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7578 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.7635 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7698 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7734 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7796 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7866 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7683 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7877 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7938 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8034 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8122 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8174 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8206 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8361 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8192 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8478 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8588 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8718 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8773 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8822 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8828 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8853 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8945 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8985 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8965 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8978 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8981 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9006 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8932 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.905 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9061 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9058 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9058 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9237 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9426 GPIA | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.581 GPIA | 0.5405 GPIA | 0.6486 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7167 GPIA | 0.6634 GPIA | 0.7511 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7784 GPIA | 0.7578 GPIA | 0.8034 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8443 GPIA | 0.8122 GPIA | 0.8822 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8952 GPIA | 0.8828 GPIA | 0.905 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9168 GPIA | 0.9058 GPIA | 0.9426 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 0.9426 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 (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9426 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5405 GPIA in 1971.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 203rd 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 (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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