Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9775 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9775 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
140th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9775 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.5685 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) is 0.9775 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 0.9775 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5685 GPIA, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 140th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5685 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.5732 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.5779 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5823 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.5881 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.587 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5982 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.6101 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.617 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6339 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6374 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6522 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6673 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6832 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.6961 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.7087 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7193 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7297 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.742 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7524 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.773 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7873 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.8075 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8182 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8231 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8429 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8488 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8613 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8796 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8966 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9057 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9111 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9233 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9332 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9365 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.947 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9535 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9569 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9549 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9518 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9522 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9569 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.951 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9475 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9486 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.953 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.953 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9571 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9608 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.966 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.968 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9668 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9725 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9775 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5936 GPIA | 0.5685 GPIA | 0.6339 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6988 GPIA | 0.6374 GPIA | 0.7524 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8338 GPIA | 0.773 GPIA | 0.8966 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9374 GPIA | 0.9057 GPIA | 0.9569 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9546 GPIA | 0.9475 GPIA | 0.966 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.971 GPIA | 0.9668 GPIA | 0.9775 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 27.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 0.9775 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9775 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5685 GPIA in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 140th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release