Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9673 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa is 0.9673 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 0.9673 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8486 GPIA, in 1996.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 176th 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, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.8576 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.8641 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8486 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8709 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8788 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8875 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8948 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.903 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9047 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9183 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9248 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9287 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9323 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9383 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9415 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9426 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9431 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9398 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.946 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9511 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9562 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9579 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9615 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9593 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9604 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9608 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.963 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9634 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9621 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9635 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9673 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8679 GPIA | 0.8486 GPIA | 0.8875 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9229 GPIA | 0.8948 GPIA | 0.9426 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9536 GPIA | 0.9398 GPIA | 0.9615 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9639 GPIA | 0.9621 GPIA | 0.9673 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 0.9673 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9673 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8486 GPIA in 1996.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 176th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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