Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9672 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9672 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
160th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9672 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6241 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) recorded 0.9672 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 0.9672 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6241 GPIA, in 1970.
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 160th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6241 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6292 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.6343 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.6397 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.645 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6485 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6564 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6673 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6757 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.7082 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 0.7079 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7214 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.7334 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.7436 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7529 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.7628 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.772 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7813 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7855 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7964 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8069 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8131 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.8262 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8336 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8365 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8506 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8371 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8617 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8744 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8861 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8948 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9028 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9121 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9205 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9242 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9294 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9323 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9346 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9372 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9379 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9397 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9385 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9418 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.941 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9442 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9457 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9492 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9514 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9533 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9582 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9594 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9595 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9597 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9624 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9672 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6528 GPIA | 0.6241 GPIA | 0.7082 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7557 GPIA | 0.7079 GPIA | 0.7964 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8426 GPIA | 0.8069 GPIA | 0.8861 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9226 GPIA | 0.8948 GPIA | 0.9379 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9463 GPIA | 0.9385 GPIA | 0.9582 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9616 GPIA | 0.9594 GPIA | 0.9672 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- 157 Fiji 0.9814 GPIA compare
- 158 Micronesia (country) 0.9801 GPIA compare
- 159 Australia 0.9784 GPIA compare
- 160 Azerbaijan 0.9783 GPIA compare
- 161 Iceland 0.9754 GPIA compare
- 162 Turkey 0.9752 GPIA compare
- 163 Uzbekistan 0.9751 GPIA compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.56 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 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 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 0.9672 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9672 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6241 GPIA in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 160th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release