Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9941 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa stood at 0.9941 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 0.9941 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9017 GPIA, in 1999.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 126th of 212 groups on this measure, 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9017 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.9117 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9166 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9248 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9357 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9432 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9518 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9617 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9709 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9799 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.979 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9804 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.982 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9845 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9769 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9785 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9778 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9838 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9805 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9852 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9874 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9891 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9883 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9905 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9897 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9941 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9017 GPIA | 0.9017 GPIA | 0.9017 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9475 GPIA | 0.9117 GPIA | 0.9799 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9817 GPIA | 0.9769 GPIA | 0.9874 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9903 GPIA | 0.9883 GPIA | 0.9941 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 0.9941 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9941 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9017 GPIA in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 126th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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