Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9355 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9355 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
202nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9447 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.753 GPIA
in 1982
Years of data
43
1982–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Western Asia, 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
MDG: Western Asia recorded 0.9355 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 0.9447 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.753 GPIA, in 1982.
MDG: Western Asia ranks 202nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.753 GPIA | — |
| 1983 | 0.7626 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7709 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7549 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7815 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7882 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7976 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7974 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8037 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.8076 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8145 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8188 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8251 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8263 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8269 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8349 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8336 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.835 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.846 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8517 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8592 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8691 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8807 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8998 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9068 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9138 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9238 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9295 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9333 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9337 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9369 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9386 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9402 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9406 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9447 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9379 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9432 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9378 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9393 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9383 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9345 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9354 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9355 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7758 GPIA | 0.753 GPIA | 0.7976 GPIA | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.8226 GPIA | 0.8037 GPIA | 0.835 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.888 GPIA | 0.846 GPIA | 0.9295 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9387 GPIA | 0.9333 GPIA | 0.9447 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9366 GPIA | 0.9345 GPIA | 0.9393 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.88 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4264 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.72 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 517,916 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Western Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Western Asia was 0.9355 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9447 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.753 GPIA in 1982.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 202nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Western Asia 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