Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9407 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9407 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
201st
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9501 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.8564 GPIA
in 1993
Years of data
32
1993–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Western Asia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Western Asia stood at 0.9407 GPIA.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 0.9501 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8564 GPIA, in 1993.
That places SDG: Western Asia 201st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.8564 GPIA | — |
| 1994 | 0.8579 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8646 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8608 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8629 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8633 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8662 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.873 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8844 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8909 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8997 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9025 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9098 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9167 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.922 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9273 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.931 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9368 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9388 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9393 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9445 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9468 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9458 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9501 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9468 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9468 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9456 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.946 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9422 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9382 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9392 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9407 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8617 GPIA | 0.8564 GPIA | 0.8662 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9057 GPIA | 0.873 GPIA | 0.931 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9441 GPIA | 0.9368 GPIA | 0.9501 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9413 GPIA | 0.9382 GPIA | 0.946 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
- 198 Central African Republic 0.773 GPIA compare
- 199 Afghanistan 0.7677 GPIA compare
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Western Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Western Asia was 0.9407 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: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9501 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8564 GPIA in 1993.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 201st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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