Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9397 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9397 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
196th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9485 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.7804 GPIA
in 1985
Years of data
43
1982–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Western Asia, 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Western Asia stood at 0.9397 GPIA.
The figure is down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 0.9485 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7804 GPIA, in 1985.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 196th 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 SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.7824 GPIA | — |
| 1983 | 0.7906 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7974 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.7804 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8027 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.8122 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8208 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8175 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8238 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.8278 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8335 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8364 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8406 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8456 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8461 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8533 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8544 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8549 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8639 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8678 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8733 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8815 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.892 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9089 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9154 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9217 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9307 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9356 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9389 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9391 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9418 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9432 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9447 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9447 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9485 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9425 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9472 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9425 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9438 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9424 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9385 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9394 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9397 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8005 GPIA | 0.7804 GPIA | 0.8208 GPIA | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.8416 GPIA | 0.8238 GPIA | 0.8549 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8991 GPIA | 0.8639 GPIA | 0.9356 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9433 GPIA | 0.9389 GPIA | 0.9485 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9408 GPIA | 0.9385 GPIA | 0.9438 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Western Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Western Asia was 0.9397 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: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9485 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7804 GPIA in 1985.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 196th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in SDG: 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 SDG: 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