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
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1999–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
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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February 2026 Data Release