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

Latest (2024)
0.9615 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
184th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9615 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.8466 GPIA
in 1996
Years of data
31
1994–2024

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1994–2024

00.20.40.60.811994200920241994: 0.853 GPIA1995: 0.863 GPIA1996: 0.847 GPIA1997: 0.868 GPIA1998: 0.875 GPIA1999: 0.884 GPIA2000: 0.892 GPIA2001: 0.901 GPIA2002: 0.904 GPIA2003: 0.917 GPIA2004: 0.92 GPIA2005: 0.923 GPIA2006: 0.926 GPIA2007: 0.931 GPIA2008: 0.935 GPIA2009: 0.938 GPIA2010: 0.94 GPIA2011: 0.939 GPIA2012: 0.944 GPIA2013: 0.948 GPIA2014: 0.952 GPIA2015: 0.951 GPIA2016: 0.954 GPIA2017: 0.954 GPIA2018: 0.954 GPIA2019: 0.958 GPIA2020: 0.959 GPIA2021: 0.958 GPIA2022: 0.957 GPIA2023: 0.958 GPIA2024: 0.962 GPIA

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1994 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 181 Papua New Guinea 0.9424 GPIA compare
  2. 182 Tajikistan 0.9371 GPIA compare
  3. 183 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9352 GPIA compare
  4. 184 Eswatini 0.9313 GPIA compare
  5. 185 Mozambique 0.9285 GPIA compare
  6. 186 Benin 0.9248 GPIA compare
  7. 187 Mali 0.9195 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 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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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