Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 0.9792 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 0.9792 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2018. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 0.9792 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8807 GPI, in 1999.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 32nd 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, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.8807 GPI | — |
| 2000 | 0.8906 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8957 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9035 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9135 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9183 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9251 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9328 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9422 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9523 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9514 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9537 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.956 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9633 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9595 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9637 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9689 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9792 GPI | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8807 GPI | 0.8807 GPI | 0.8807 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9226 GPI | 0.8906 GPI | 0.9523 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9635 GPI | 0.9537 GPI | 0.9792 GPI | 7 |
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More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 0.9792 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9792 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8807 GPI in 1999.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 32nd 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.