Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 0.9658 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.9658 GPI
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
35th
of 45 groups
All-time high
0.9658 GPI
in 2018
All-time low
0.8702 GPI
in 1999
Years of data
18
1999–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1999–2018

00.20.40.60.811999200820181999: 0.87 GPI2000: 0.88 GPI2001: 0.884 GPI2002: 0.891 GPI2003: 0.9 GPI2004: 0.903 GPI2005: 0.909 GPI2006: 0.918 GPI2007: 0.927 GPI2008: 0.938 GPI2009: 0.937 GPI2010: 0.939 GPI2011: 0.943 GPI2012: 0.949 GPI2013: 0.945 GPI2014: 0.949 GPI2015: 0.952 GPI2018: 0.966 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) recorded 0.9658 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2018. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is 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 (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 0.9658 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8702 GPI, in 1999.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 35th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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 (IDA & IBRD), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1999 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1999 0.8702 GPI
2000 0.8797 GPI +1.1%
2001 0.884 GPI +0.5%
2002 0.8908 GPI +0.8%
2003 0.8996 GPI +1.0%
2004 0.9031 GPI +0.4%
2005 0.9094 GPI +0.7%
2006 0.9182 GPI +1.0%
2007 0.9274 GPI +1.0%
2008 0.9378 GPI +1.1%
2009 0.9367 GPI -0.1%
2010 0.939 GPI +0.2%
2011 0.9425 GPI +0.4%
2012 0.9488 GPI +0.7%
2013 0.9445 GPI -0.5%
2014 0.9489 GPI +0.5%
2015 0.9522 GPI +0.3%
2018 0.9658 GPI +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8702 GPI 0.8702 GPI 0.8702 GPI 1
2000s 0.9087 GPI 0.8797 GPI 0.9378 GPI 10
2010s 0.9488 GPI 0.939 GPI 0.9658 GPI 7

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

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  3. 34 Norway 1.09 GPI compare
  4. 35 Serbia 1.09 GPI compare
  5. 36 Slovakia 1.08 GPI compare
  6. 37 Panama 1.08 GPI compare
  7. 38 Honduras 1.08 GPI compare

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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 (IDA & IBRD)?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 0.9658 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
The highest recorded value was 0.9658 GPI in 2018.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8702 GPI in 1999.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 35th 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
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 (IDA & IBRD) 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 4,835 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.