Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9386 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9386 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
199th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9386 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.5087 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) stood at 0.9386 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 0.9386 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5087 GPIA, in 1971.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 199th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5161 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.5087 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.5189 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5326 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.5376 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.548 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.5623 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5721 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.5961 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.6161 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6283 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6398 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.6661 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.6709 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6809 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6906 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7034 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.7079 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7129 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7209 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7302 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7415 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.7492 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7564 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7629 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.7766 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7697 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.7887 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.799 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8118 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8223 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8292 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8364 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8522 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8429 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8657 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8741 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8841 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8828 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.888 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8841 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8848 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8858 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8847 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8903 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8902 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.893 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8944 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8946 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9042 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9058 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9061 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9073 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9221 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9386 GPIA | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5509 GPIA | 0.5087 GPIA | 0.6161 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6822 GPIA | 0.6283 GPIA | 0.7209 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7686 GPIA | 0.7302 GPIA | 0.8118 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8578 GPIA | 0.8223 GPIA | 0.888 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8906 GPIA | 0.8841 GPIA | 0.9042 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.916 GPIA | 0.9058 GPIA | 0.9386 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 0.9386 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9386 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5087 GPIA in 1971.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 199th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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