Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9615 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia is 0.9615 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 0.9615 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8466 GPIA, in 1996.
That places SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 184th 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 SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.8531 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.8629 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8466 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8683 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8753 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8838 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8919 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9014 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9044 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9169 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9201 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9235 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9262 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9308 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.935 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9378 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9404 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9387 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9438 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9478 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9521 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.951 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9544 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.954 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9542 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9575 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9595 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9581 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9569 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9581 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9615 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.865 GPIA | 0.8466 GPIA | 0.8838 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9188 GPIA | 0.8919 GPIA | 0.9378 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9494 GPIA | 0.9387 GPIA | 0.9575 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9588 GPIA | 0.9569 GPIA | 0.9615 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 181 Papua New Guinea 0.9424 GPIA compare
- 182 Tajikistan 0.9371 GPIA compare
- 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
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 0.9615 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9615 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8466 GPIA in 1996.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 184th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and 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