Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9398 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan is 0.9398 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan peaked at 0.9398 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7969 GPIA, in 1996.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 202nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.8059 GPIA | — |
| 1996 | 0.7969 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8133 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8197 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8288 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8364 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.842 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8422 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8513 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8402 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8629 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8716 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8805 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8848 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8899 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8896 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8931 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8992 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8996 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8992 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9001 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9025 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9038 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8992 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9077 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9092 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9092 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9085 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9234 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9398 GPIA | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8129 GPIA | 0.7969 GPIA | 0.8288 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.8602 GPIA | 0.8364 GPIA | 0.8899 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8994 GPIA | 0.8896 GPIA | 0.9077 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.918 GPIA | 0.9085 GPIA | 0.9398 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
- 199 Afghanistan 0.7677 GPIA compare
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 35.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan was 0.9398 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9398 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7969 GPIA in 1996.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 202nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 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