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

Latest (2024)
0.9398 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
202nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9398 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.7969 GPIA
in 1996
Years of data
30
1995–2024

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 1995–2024

00.20.40.60.811995200920241995: 0.806 GPIA1996: 0.797 GPIA1997: 0.813 GPIA1998: 0.82 GPIA1999: 0.829 GPIA2000: 0.836 GPIA2001: 0.842 GPIA2002: 0.842 GPIA2003: 0.851 GPIA2004: 0.84 GPIA2005: 0.863 GPIA2006: 0.872 GPIA2007: 0.881 GPIA2008: 0.885 GPIA2009: 0.89 GPIA2010: 0.89 GPIA2011: 0.893 GPIA2012: 0.899 GPIA2013: 0.9 GPIA2014: 0.899 GPIA2015: 0.9 GPIA2016: 0.902 GPIA2017: 0.904 GPIA2018: 0.899 GPIA2019: 0.908 GPIA2020: 0.909 GPIA2021: 0.909 GPIA2022: 0.909 GPIA2023: 0.923 GPIA2024: 0.94 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 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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 1995 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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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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