Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9358 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9358 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
203rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9472 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.8419 GPIA
in 1993
Years of data
32
1993–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Western Asia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
MDG: Western Asia recorded 0.9358 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 0.9472 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8419 GPIA, in 1993.
MDG: Western Asia ranks 203rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.8419 GPIA | — |
| 1994 | 0.8443 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8468 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8428 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8483 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8488 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8524 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8608 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.874 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8828 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.893 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8955 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.904 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9108 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9165 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9224 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9266 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9326 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9352 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9356 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9416 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9437 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9427 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9472 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9428 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.943 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9412 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9413 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9378 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9332 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9342 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9358 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8465 GPIA | 0.8419 GPIA | 0.8524 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.8986 GPIA | 0.8608 GPIA | 0.9266 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9405 GPIA | 0.9326 GPIA | 0.9472 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9364 GPIA | 0.9332 GPIA | 0.9413 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.88 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4264 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.72 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 517,916 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Western Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Western Asia was 0.9358 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9472 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8419 GPIA in 1993.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 203rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Western Asia 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