Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)

ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9521 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.9521 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
193rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9521 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.8359 GPIA
in 1996
Years of data
31
1994–2024

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1994–2024

00.20.40.60.811994200920241994: 0.872 GPIA1995: 0.885 GPIA1996: 0.836 GPIA1997: 0.886 GPIA1998: 0.896 GPIA1999: 0.904 GPIA2000: 0.908 GPIA2001: 0.915 GPIA2002: 0.905 GPIA2003: 0.924 GPIA2004: 0.924 GPIA2005: 0.921 GPIA2006: 0.925 GPIA2007: 0.933 GPIA2008: 0.938 GPIA2009: 0.942 GPIA2010: 0.937 GPIA2011: 0.93 GPIA2012: 0.939 GPIA2013: 0.937 GPIA2014: 0.941 GPIA2015: 0.942 GPIA2016: 0.942 GPIA2017: 0.944 GPIA2018: 0.944 GPIA2019: 0.946 GPIA2020: 0.948 GPIA2021: 0.948 GPIA2022: 0.95 GPIA2023: 0.951 GPIA2024: 0.952 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) stood at 0.9521 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 0.9521 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8359 GPIA, in 1996.

That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 193rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1994 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
1994 0.8722 GPIA
1995 0.8852 GPIA +1.5%
1996 0.8359 GPIA -5.6%
1997 0.886 GPIA +6.0%
1998 0.8964 GPIA +1.2%
1999 0.9041 GPIA +0.9%
2000 0.9079 GPIA +0.4%
2001 0.9151 GPIA +0.8%
2002 0.9052 GPIA -1.1%
2003 0.9243 GPIA +2.1%
2004 0.9239 GPIA -0.0%
2005 0.9212 GPIA -0.3%
2006 0.9248 GPIA +0.4%
2007 0.9331 GPIA +0.9%
2008 0.9381 GPIA +0.5%
2009 0.9416 GPIA +0.4%
2010 0.9371 GPIA -0.5%
2011 0.9298 GPIA -0.8%
2012 0.9389 GPIA +1.0%
2013 0.9371 GPIA -0.2%
2014 0.9413 GPIA +0.4%
2015 0.9417 GPIA +0.0%
2016 0.9424 GPIA +0.1%
2017 0.9435 GPIA +0.1%
2018 0.9443 GPIA +0.1%
2019 0.9462 GPIA +0.2%
2020 0.9478 GPIA +0.2%
2021 0.9476 GPIA -0.0%
2022 0.9501 GPIA +0.3%
2023 0.9511 GPIA +0.1%
2024 0.9521 GPIA +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.88 GPIA 0.8359 GPIA 0.9041 GPIA 6
2000s 0.9235 GPIA 0.9052 GPIA 0.9416 GPIA 10
2010s 0.9402 GPIA 0.9298 GPIA 0.9462 GPIA 10
2020s 0.9497 GPIA 0.9476 GPIA 0.9521 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)

  1. 190 Dominica 0.9014 GPIA compare
  2. 191 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.8927 GPIA compare
  3. 192 Yemen 0.8481 GPIA compare
  4. 193 Chad 0.8444 GPIA compare
  5. 194 Eritrea 0.8394 GPIA compare
  6. 195 Suriname 0.8244 GPIA compare
  7. 196 Guinea 0.8136 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 420 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 0.9521 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
The highest recorded value was 0.9521 GPIA in 2024.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8359 GPIA in 1996.
How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 193rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,306 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release