Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9893 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia stood at 0.9893 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 0.9893 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8921 GPIA, in 1999.
That places SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 131st out of 212 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.8921 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.9028 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9091 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9171 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9262 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9321 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9431 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9488 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9484 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9596 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9632 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9656 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9659 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9682 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.968 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9702 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9717 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9752 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9713 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9763 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9802 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9829 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9833 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9857 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9853 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9893 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8921 GPIA | 0.8921 GPIA | 0.8921 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.935 GPIA | 0.9028 GPIA | 0.9632 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9713 GPIA | 0.9656 GPIA | 0.9802 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9853 GPIA | 0.9829 GPIA | 0.9893 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 0.9893 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9893 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8921 GPIA in 1999.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 131st out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and 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