Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9775 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9775 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
143rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9775 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6187 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries recorded 0.9775 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 0.9775 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6187 GPIA, in 1970.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 143rd 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6187 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6227 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.6282 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.6338 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.6382 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.6441 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6541 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6654 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.6743 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.7022 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 0.7046 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.7181 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.7298 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.7418 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7546 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7663 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.7759 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7836 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7883 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7997 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8107 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8197 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8318 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8403 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8445 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8578 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8495 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8717 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8824 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8938 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9026 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9098 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9188 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.926 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9338 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9407 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9458 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9526 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9507 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9494 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9501 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9484 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9504 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9532 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9575 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9593 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9635 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9642 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9657 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9698 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9716 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9716 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9717 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9736 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9775 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6482 GPIA | 0.6187 GPIA | 0.7022 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7563 GPIA | 0.7046 GPIA | 0.7997 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8502 GPIA | 0.8107 GPIA | 0.8938 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.933 GPIA | 0.9026 GPIA | 0.9526 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9582 GPIA | 0.9484 GPIA | 0.9698 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9732 GPIA | 0.9716 GPIA | 0.9775 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 0.9775 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9775 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6187 GPIA in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 143rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 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