Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)

WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9346 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.9346 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
204th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9346 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.7823 GPIA
in 1996
Years of data
30
1995–2024

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1995–2024

00.20.40.60.811995200920241995: 0.793 GPIA1996: 0.782 GPIA1997: 0.799 GPIA1998: 0.806 GPIA1999: 0.815 GPIA2000: 0.823 GPIA2001: 0.828 GPIA2002: 0.828 GPIA2003: 0.837 GPIA2004: 0.825 GPIA2005: 0.849 GPIA2006: 0.859 GPIA2007: 0.869 GPIA2008: 0.874 GPIA2009: 0.88 GPIA2010: 0.878 GPIA2011: 0.882 GPIA2012: 0.888 GPIA2013: 0.889 GPIA2014: 0.889 GPIA2015: 0.89 GPIA2016: 0.892 GPIA2017: 0.894 GPIA2018: 0.889 GPIA2019: 0.899 GPIA2020: 0.901 GPIA2021: 0.901 GPIA2022: 0.902 GPIA2023: 0.918 GPIA2024: 0.935 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) stood at 0.9346 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 0.9346 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7823 GPIA, in 1996.

WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 204th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 (excluding High Income), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1995 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
1995 0.7925 GPIA
1996 0.7823 GPIA -1.3%
1997 0.7994 GPIA +2.2%
1998 0.8059 GPIA +0.8%
1999 0.8152 GPIA +1.2%
2000 0.8228 GPIA +0.9%
2001 0.828 GPIA +0.6%
2002 0.8281 GPIA +0.0%
2003 0.8372 GPIA +1.1%
2004 0.8249 GPIA -1.5%
2005 0.8491 GPIA +2.9%
2006 0.8586 GPIA +1.1%
2007 0.869 GPIA +1.2%
2008 0.8741 GPIA +0.6%
2009 0.8798 GPIA +0.6%
2010 0.8785 GPIA -0.2%
2011 0.8818 GPIA +0.4%
2012 0.8882 GPIA +0.7%
2013 0.8892 GPIA +0.1%
2014 0.8892 GPIA -0.0%
2015 0.8905 GPIA +0.1%
2016 0.8923 GPIA +0.2%
2017 0.8943 GPIA +0.2%
2018 0.8895 GPIA -0.5%
2019 0.8993 GPIA +1.1%
2020 0.9012 GPIA +0.2%
2021 0.9012 GPIA +0.0%
2022 0.902 GPIA +0.1%
2023 0.9175 GPIA +1.7%
2024 0.9346 GPIA +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.799 GPIA 0.7823 GPIA 0.8152 GPIA 5
2000s 0.8472 GPIA 0.8228 GPIA 0.8798 GPIA 10
2010s 0.8893 GPIA 0.8785 GPIA 0.8993 GPIA 10
2020s 0.9113 GPIA 0.9012 GPIA 0.9346 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 (excluding High Income)?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 0.9346 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 (excluding High Income)?
The highest recorded value was 0.9346 GPIA in 2024.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7823 GPIA in 1996.
How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 204th 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 (excluding High Income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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