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
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1995–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
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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February 2026 Data Release