Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)

WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9505 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.9505 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
177th
of 212 groups
All-time high
0.9505 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.8049 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1999–2024

00.20.40.60.811999201120241999: 0.805 GPIA2000: 0.816 GPIA2001: 0.822 GPIA2002: 0.83 GPIA2003: 0.847 GPIA2004: 0.838 GPIA2005: 0.862 GPIA2006: 0.873 GPIA2007: 0.883 GPIA2008: 0.891 GPIA2009: 0.895 GPIA2010: 0.893 GPIA2011: 0.898 GPIA2012: 0.901 GPIA2013: 0.895 GPIA2014: 0.9 GPIA2015: 0.897 GPIA2016: 0.902 GPIA2017: 0.903 GPIA2018: 0.906 GPIA2019: 0.917 GPIA2020: 0.918 GPIA2021: 0.919 GPIA2022: 0.921 GPIA2023: 0.934 GPIA2024: 0.95 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) recorded 0.9505 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 0.9505 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8049 GPIA, in 1999.

That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 177th out of 212 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1999 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
1999 0.8049 GPIA
2000 0.8159 GPIA +1.4%
2001 0.8216 GPIA +0.7%
2002 0.8296 GPIA +1.0%
2003 0.8466 GPIA +2.0%
2004 0.8381 GPIA -1.0%
2005 0.8616 GPIA +2.8%
2006 0.8728 GPIA +1.3%
2007 0.8831 GPIA +1.2%
2008 0.8906 GPIA +0.9%
2009 0.8948 GPIA +0.5%
2010 0.8934 GPIA -0.1%
2011 0.898 GPIA +0.5%
2012 0.9012 GPIA +0.4%
2013 0.8946 GPIA -0.7%
2014 0.9001 GPIA +0.6%
2015 0.8975 GPIA -0.3%
2016 0.9024 GPIA +0.6%
2017 0.9034 GPIA +0.1%
2018 0.9059 GPIA +0.3%
2019 0.917 GPIA +1.2%
2020 0.9185 GPIA +0.2%
2021 0.9193 GPIA +0.1%
2022 0.9214 GPIA +0.2%
2023 0.9336 GPIA +1.3%
2024 0.9505 GPIA +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8049 GPIA 0.8049 GPIA 0.8049 GPIA 1
2000s 0.8555 GPIA 0.8159 GPIA 0.8948 GPIA 10
2010s 0.9014 GPIA 0.8934 GPIA 0.917 GPIA 10
2020s 0.9286 GPIA 0.9185 GPIA 0.9505 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)

  1. 174 Zambia 0.8496 GPIA
  2. 175 Liechtenstein 0.8443 GPIA compare
  3. 176 Niger 0.8331 GPIA compare
  4. 177 Eritrea 0.8321 GPIA compare
  5. 178 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.8072 GPIA compare
  6. 179 Guinea 0.7722 GPIA compare
  7. 180 Iraq 0.7626 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 398 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 0.9505 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
The highest recorded value was 0.9505 GPIA in 2024.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8049 GPIA in 1999.
How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 177th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
398 places, 8,914 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release