What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?

The highest recorded value was 0.9704 GPIA in 2024.

What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.6505 GPIA in 1970.

How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?

SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 156th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.

Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia

Name: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9704 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.9704 GPIA

Change on year

up 0.4%

Rank

156th

of 221 groups

All-time high

0.9704 GPIA

in 2024

All-time low

0.6505 GPIA

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2024

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1970–2024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia stood at 0.9704 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 0.9704 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6505 GPIA, in 1970.

That places SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 156th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1970 to 2024.
Year	GPIA	Change
1970	0.6505 GPIA	—
1971	0.6818 GPIA	+4.8%
1972	0.6863 GPIA	+0.7%
1973	0.6869 GPIA	+0.1%
1974	0.6927 GPIA	+0.8%
1975	0.673 GPIA	-2.8%
1976	0.7009 GPIA	+4.1%
1977	0.708 GPIA	+1.0%
1978	0.7131 GPIA	+0.7%
1979	0.7429 GPIA	+4.2%
1980	0.7404 GPIA	-0.3%
1981	0.7474 GPIA	+1.0%
1982	0.7622 GPIA	+2.0%
1983	0.7717 GPIA	+1.2%
1984	0.7806 GPIA	+1.2%
1985	0.7766 GPIA	-0.5%
1986	0.7934 GPIA	+2.2%
1987	0.8023 GPIA	+1.1%
1988	0.806 GPIA	+0.5%
1989	0.8123 GPIA	+0.8%
1990	0.8215 GPIA	+1.1%
1991	0.8266 GPIA	+0.6%
1992	0.8369 GPIA	+1.2%
1993	0.8421 GPIA	+0.6%
1994	0.8452 GPIA	+0.4%
1995	0.8572 GPIA	+1.4%
1996	0.8453 GPIA	-1.4%
1997	0.867 GPIA	+2.6%
1998	0.8762 GPIA	+1.1%
1999	0.8851 GPIA	+1.0%
2000	0.8953 GPIA	+1.1%
2001	0.9011 GPIA	+0.6%
2002	0.9079 GPIA	+0.8%
2003	0.9149 GPIA	+0.8%
2004	0.9234 GPIA	+0.9%
2005	0.9333 GPIA	+1.1%
2006	0.9369 GPIA	+0.4%
2007	0.9399 GPIA	+0.3%
2008	0.9452 GPIA	+0.6%
2009	0.9483 GPIA	+0.3%
2010	0.9504 GPIA	+0.2%
2011	0.9493 GPIA	-0.1%
2012	0.9538 GPIA	+0.5%
2013	0.9554 GPIA	+0.2%
2014	0.9581 GPIA	+0.3%
2015	0.9585 GPIA	+0.0%
2016	0.9609 GPIA	+0.2%
2017	0.9591 GPIA	-0.2%
2018	0.9625 GPIA	+0.4%
2019	0.9644 GPIA	+0.2%
2020	0.9664 GPIA	+0.2%
2021	0.966 GPIA	-0.0%
2022	0.9648 GPIA	-0.1%
2023	0.9666 GPIA	+0.2%
2024	0.9704 GPIA	+0.4%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.6936 GPIA	0.6505 GPIA	0.7429 GPIA	10
1980s	0.7793 GPIA	0.7404 GPIA	0.8123 GPIA	10
1990s	0.8503 GPIA	0.8215 GPIA	0.8851 GPIA	10
2000s	0.9246 GPIA	0.8953 GPIA	0.9483 GPIA	10
2010s	0.9572 GPIA	0.9493 GPIA	0.9644 GPIA	10
2020s	0.9668 GPIA	0.9648 GPIA	0.9704 GPIA	5

Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia

153 Comoros 0.9839 GPIA compare
154 Armenia 0.9825 GPIA compare
155 Albania 0.982 GPIA compare
156 Mauritania 0.9817 GPIA compare
157 Fiji 0.9814 GPIA compare
158 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.9801 GPIA compare
159 Australia 0.9784 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 427 places →

More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia

Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)

All data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia →

Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 0.9704 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?: The highest recorded value was 0.9704 GPIA in 2024.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.6505 GPIA in 1970.
How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?: SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 156th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and 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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Indicator: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and 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: 427 places, 15,550 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release