What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?

The highest recorded value was 0.9771 GPIA in 2024.

What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.5744 GPIA in 1970.

How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?

SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 143rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.

Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia

Name: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
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SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9771 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.9771 GPIA

Change on year

up 0.4%

Rank

143rd

of 221 groups

All-time high

0.9771 GPIA

in 2024

All-time low

0.5744 GPIA

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2024

Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 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 SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia is 0.9771 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 0.9771 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5744 GPIA, in 1970.

That places SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 143rd 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 SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1970 to 2024.
Year	GPIA	Change
1970	0.5744 GPIA	—
1971	0.64 GPIA	+11.4%
1972	0.6411 GPIA	+0.2%
1973	0.6345 GPIA	-1.0%
1974	0.6406 GPIA	+1.0%
1975	0.5982 GPIA	-6.6%
1976	0.6442 GPIA	+7.7%
1977	0.6485 GPIA	+0.7%
1978	0.6495 GPIA	+0.2%
1979	0.6691 GPIA	+3.0%
1980	0.6635 GPIA	-0.8%
1981	0.6715 GPIA	+1.2%
1982	0.6902 GPIA	+2.8%
1983	0.7028 GPIA	+1.8%
1984	0.7121 GPIA	+1.3%
1985	0.7012 GPIA	-1.5%
1986	0.7216 GPIA	+2.9%
1987	0.7351 GPIA	+1.9%
1988	0.7454 GPIA	+1.4%
1989	0.7502 GPIA	+0.7%
1990	0.7677 GPIA	+2.3%
1991	0.7802 GPIA	+1.6%
1992	0.7963 GPIA	+2.1%
1993	0.8044 GPIA	+1.0%
1994	0.8107 GPIA	+0.8%
1995	0.8248 GPIA	+1.7%
1996	0.8279 GPIA	+0.4%
1997	0.8464 GPIA	+2.2%
1998	0.8597 GPIA	+1.6%
1999	0.8726 GPIA	+1.5%
2000	0.8881 GPIA	+1.8%
2001	0.8889 GPIA	+0.1%
2002	0.8957 GPIA	+0.8%
2003	0.9046 GPIA	+1.0%
2004	0.9178 GPIA	+1.5%
2005	0.9381 GPIA	+2.2%
2006	0.9445 GPIA	+0.7%
2007	0.9484 GPIA	+0.4%
2008	0.953 GPIA	+0.5%
2009	0.9556 GPIA	+0.3%
2010	0.9564 GPIA	+0.1%
2011	0.9595 GPIA	+0.3%
2012	0.9607 GPIA	+0.1%
2013	0.963 GPIA	+0.2%
2014	0.9645 GPIA	+0.2%
2015	0.9667 GPIA	+0.2%
2016	0.9662 GPIA	-0.1%
2017	0.9624 GPIA	-0.4%
2018	0.9698 GPIA	+0.8%
2019	0.9691 GPIA	-0.1%
2020	0.9724 GPIA	+0.3%
2021	0.9715 GPIA	-0.1%
2022	0.971 GPIA	-0.1%
2023	0.9732 GPIA	+0.2%
2024	0.9771 GPIA	+0.4%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.634 GPIA	0.5744 GPIA	0.6691 GPIA	10
1980s	0.7094 GPIA	0.6635 GPIA	0.7502 GPIA	10
1990s	0.8191 GPIA	0.7677 GPIA	0.8726 GPIA	10
2000s	0.9235 GPIA	0.8881 GPIA	0.9556 GPIA	10
2010s	0.9638 GPIA	0.9564 GPIA	0.9698 GPIA	10
2020s	0.973 GPIA	0.971 GPIA	0.9771 GPIA	5

Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia

140 Korea 0.9927 GPIA compare
141 Singapore 0.9923 GPIA compare
142 Andorra 0.9915 GPIA compare
143 Cayman Islands 0.9907 GPIA compare
144 Denmark 0.9898 GPIA compare
145 Kazakhstan 0.9891 GPIA compare
146 Oman 0.9881 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 433 places →

More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia

Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)

All data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia →

Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 0.9771 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?: The highest recorded value was 0.9771 GPIA in 2024.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5744 GPIA in 1970.
How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?: SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 143rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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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Indicator: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit: GPIA
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 433 places, 15,760 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release