Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)

WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9381 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.9381 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
200th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9381 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.505 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 1970–2024

00.20.40.60.81197019972024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) is 0.9381 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 0.9381 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.505 GPIA, in 1971.

That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 200th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 (ida & Ibrd), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 1970 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
1970 0.5125 GPIA
1971 0.505 GPIA -1.5%
1972 0.5153 GPIA +2.0%
1973 0.5292 GPIA +2.7%
1974 0.5344 GPIA +1.0%
1975 0.5448 GPIA +2.0%
1976 0.5594 GPIA +2.7%
1977 0.5693 GPIA +1.8%
1978 0.5935 GPIA +4.3%
1979 0.6136 GPIA +3.4%
1980 0.6259 GPIA +2.0%
1981 0.6374 GPIA +1.8%
1982 0.6639 GPIA +4.1%
1983 0.6687 GPIA +0.7%
1984 0.6788 GPIA +1.5%
1985 0.6886 GPIA +1.4%
1986 0.7015 GPIA +1.9%
1987 0.706 GPIA +0.7%
1988 0.711 GPIA +0.7%
1989 0.7191 GPIA +1.1%
1990 0.7285 GPIA +1.3%
1991 0.7399 GPIA +1.6%
1992 0.7476 GPIA +1.0%
1993 0.7548 GPIA +1.0%
1994 0.7614 GPIA +0.9%
1995 0.7751 GPIA +1.8%
1996 0.7681 GPIA -0.9%
1997 0.787 GPIA +2.5%
1998 0.7973 GPIA +1.3%
1999 0.8101 GPIA +1.6%
2000 0.8205 GPIA +1.3%
2001 0.8273 GPIA +0.8%
2002 0.8346 GPIA +0.9%
2003 0.8505 GPIA +1.9%
2004 0.8413 GPIA -1.1%
2005 0.8643 GPIA +2.7%
2006 0.8727 GPIA +1.0%
2007 0.8828 GPIA +1.2%
2008 0.8814 GPIA -0.1%
2009 0.8866 GPIA +0.6%
2010 0.8828 GPIA -0.4%
2011 0.8834 GPIA +0.1%
2012 0.8845 GPIA +0.1%
2013 0.8833 GPIA -0.1%
2014 0.8891 GPIA +0.6%
2015 0.889 GPIA -0.0%
2016 0.8918 GPIA +0.3%
2017 0.8932 GPIA +0.2%
2018 0.8933 GPIA +0.0%
2019 0.903 GPIA +1.1%
2020 0.9047 GPIA +0.2%
2021 0.905 GPIA +0.0%
2022 0.9061 GPIA +0.1%
2023 0.921 GPIA +1.6%
2024 0.9381 GPIA +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.5477 GPIA 0.505 GPIA 0.6136 GPIA 10
1980s 0.6801 GPIA 0.6259 GPIA 0.7191 GPIA 10
1990s 0.767 GPIA 0.7285 GPIA 0.8101 GPIA 10
2000s 0.8562 GPIA 0.8205 GPIA 0.8866 GPIA 10
2010s 0.8893 GPIA 0.8828 GPIA 0.903 GPIA 10
2020s 0.915 GPIA 0.9047 GPIA 0.9381 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)

  1. 197 Eritrea 0.8469 GPIA compare
  2. 198 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.8468 GPIA compare
  3. 199 Chad 0.8291 GPIA compare
  4. 200 Yemen 0.8279 GPIA compare
  5. 201 Somalia 0.8049 GPIA compare
  6. 202 Iraq 0.8028 GPIA compare
  7. 203 Guinea 0.7953 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 427 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 0.9381 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
The highest recorded value was 0.9381 GPIA in 2024.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.505 GPIA in 1971.
How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 200th 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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

February 2026 Data Release