Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9552 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9552 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
186th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9552 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.8252 GPIA
in 1996
Years of data
31
1994–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) stood at 0.9552 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 0.9552 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8252 GPIA, in 1996.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 186th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.8397 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.8476 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8252 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8535 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8622 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8706 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8778 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8866 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8891 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.905 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9075 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9124 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9149 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9181 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9245 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9273 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9286 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9249 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9326 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9338 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9389 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.939 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9442 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9452 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9456 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9502 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9512 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9519 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9504 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.952 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9552 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8498 GPIA | 0.8252 GPIA | 0.8706 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9063 GPIA | 0.8778 GPIA | 0.9273 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9383 GPIA | 0.9249 GPIA | 0.9502 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9521 GPIA | 0.9504 GPIA | 0.9552 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- 183 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9352 GPIA compare
- 184 Eswatini 0.9313 GPIA compare
- 185 Mozambique 0.9285 GPIA compare
- 186 Benin 0.9248 GPIA compare
- 187 Mali 0.9195 GPIA compare
- 188 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9152 GPIA compare
- 189 Cameroon 0.9109 GPIA compare
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3069 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.6186 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 0.9552 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9552 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8252 GPIA in 1996.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 186th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release