Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 0.9682 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 0.9682 GPI. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 0.9682 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8718 GPI, in 1999.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.8718 GPI | — |
| 2000 | 0.8813 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8858 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8925 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9013 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9048 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.911 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9201 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9294 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9397 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9387 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9411 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9449 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9511 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9471 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9515 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9548 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9682 GPI | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8718 GPI | 0.8718 GPI | 0.8718 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9105 GPI | 0.8813 GPI | 0.9397 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9512 GPI | 0.9411 GPI | 0.9682 GPI | 7 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Population ages 0-14 32.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, female, annual growth rate -2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 0.9682 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9682 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8718 GPI in 1999.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary to tertiary to the male value for the same indicator. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.