Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 0.956 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Western Asia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Western Asia stood at 0.956 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 0.9574 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8536 GPIA, in 1999.
That places MDG: Western Asia 163rd out of 212 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.8536 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.8647 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8703 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8784 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8911 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9012 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9194 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9278 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9332 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9441 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9509 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9532 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9556 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9553 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9523 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9535 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9526 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9541 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9448 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9498 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9498 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9564 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.956 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9574 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.956 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8536 GPIA | 0.8536 GPIA | 0.8536 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9081 GPIA | 0.8647 GPIA | 0.9509 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9521 GPIA | 0.9448 GPIA | 0.9556 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9565 GPIA | 0.956 GPIA | 0.9574 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.88 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4264 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.72 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 517,916 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Western Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Western Asia was 0.956 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9574 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8536 GPIA in 1999.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 163rd out of 212 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release