Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9663 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries recorded 0.9663 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 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 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 0.9663 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8446 GPIA, in 1996.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 178th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.8531 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.8593 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8446 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8658 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8734 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8814 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.888 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8955 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8991 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9124 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9179 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9227 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9256 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9293 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.934 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9353 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9362 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9334 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9395 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9448 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9515 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9526 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9573 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9564 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9567 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9623 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9626 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9615 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9628 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9663 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8629 GPIA | 0.8446 GPIA | 0.8814 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.916 GPIA | 0.888 GPIA | 0.9353 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9488 GPIA | 0.9334 GPIA | 0.96 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9631 GPIA | 0.9615 GPIA | 0.9663 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- 175 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.955 GPIA compare
- 176 South Africa 0.9543 GPIA compare
- 177 Ethiopia 0.951 GPIA compare
- 178 Serbia 0.9499 GPIA compare
- 179 Fiji 0.9494 GPIA compare
- 180 Togo 0.9483 GPIA compare
- 181 Papua New Guinea 0.9424 GPIA compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 0.9663 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9663 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8446 GPIA in 1996.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 178th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 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