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

SDG: Western Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9428 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.9428 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
173rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9504 GPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.6893 GPIA
in 1985
Years of data
43
1982–2024

Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Western Asia, 1982–2024

00.20.40.60.811982200320241982: 0.696 GPIA1983: 0.707 GPIA1984: 0.712 GPIA1985: 0.689 GPIA1986: 0.712 GPIA1987: 0.729 GPIA1988: 0.74 GPIA1989: 0.74 GPIA1990: 0.749 GPIA1991: 0.755 GPIA1992: 0.766 GPIA1993: 0.773 GPIA1994: 0.78 GPIA1995: 0.786 GPIA1996: 0.789 GPIA1997: 0.808 GPIA1998: 0.815 GPIA1999: 0.818 GPIA2000: 0.834 GPIA2001: 0.83 GPIA2002: 0.834 GPIA2003: 0.848 GPIA2004: 0.864 GPIA2005: 0.892 GPIA2006: 0.899 GPIA2007: 0.908 GPIA2008: 0.921 GPIA2009: 0.93 GPIA2010: 0.934 GPIA2011: 0.933 GPIA2012: 0.939 GPIA2013: 0.945 GPIA2014: 0.946 GPIA2015: 0.946 GPIA2016: 0.949 GPIA2017: 0.941 GPIA2018: 0.95 GPIA2019: 0.943 GPIA2020: 0.947 GPIA2021: 0.946 GPIA2022: 0.944 GPIA2023: 0.944 GPIA2024: 0.943 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

SDG: Western Asia recorded 0.9428 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 0.9504 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6893 GPIA, in 1985.

That places SDG: Western Asia 173rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Western Asia, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in SDG: Western Asia, 1982 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
1982 0.6958 GPIA
1983 0.707 GPIA +1.6%
1984 0.7124 GPIA +0.8%
1985 0.6893 GPIA -3.2%
1986 0.7117 GPIA +3.2%
1987 0.7294 GPIA +2.5%
1988 0.7396 GPIA +1.4%
1989 0.7398 GPIA +0.0%
1990 0.7489 GPIA +1.2%
1991 0.7554 GPIA +0.9%
1992 0.7658 GPIA +1.4%
1993 0.773 GPIA +0.9%
1994 0.7803 GPIA +1.0%
1995 0.7856 GPIA +0.7%
1996 0.7886 GPIA +0.4%
1997 0.8078 GPIA +2.4%
1998 0.8147 GPIA +0.9%
1999 0.8176 GPIA +0.4%
2000 0.8338 GPIA +2.0%
2001 0.8302 GPIA -0.4%
2002 0.8343 GPIA +0.5%
2003 0.8485 GPIA +1.7%
2004 0.8643 GPIA +1.9%
2005 0.8919 GPIA +3.2%
2006 0.8994 GPIA +0.8%
2007 0.9084 GPIA +1.0%
2008 0.9212 GPIA +1.4%
2009 0.9305 GPIA +1.0%
2010 0.9337 GPIA +0.3%
2011 0.9333 GPIA -0.0%
2012 0.9393 GPIA +0.6%
2013 0.9446 GPIA +0.6%
2014 0.9458 GPIA +0.1%
2015 0.9464 GPIA +0.1%
2016 0.9493 GPIA +0.3%
2017 0.9405 GPIA -0.9%
2018 0.9504 GPIA +1.0%
2019 0.9425 GPIA -0.8%
2020 0.947 GPIA +0.5%
2021 0.9458 GPIA -0.1%
2022 0.9438 GPIA -0.2%
2023 0.9437 GPIA -0.0%
2024 0.9428 GPIA -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7156 GPIA 0.6893 GPIA 0.7398 GPIA 8
1990s 0.7838 GPIA 0.7489 GPIA 0.8176 GPIA 10
2000s 0.8762 GPIA 0.8302 GPIA 0.9305 GPIA 10
2010s 0.9426 GPIA 0.9333 GPIA 0.9504 GPIA 10
2020s 0.9446 GPIA 0.9428 GPIA 0.947 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia

  1. 170 Albania 0.9711 GPIA compare
  2. 171 Azerbaijan 0.9693 GPIA compare
  3. 172 Niger 0.968 GPIA compare
  4. 173 Indonesia 0.9666 GPIA compare
  5. 174 Ethiopia 0.9662 GPIA compare
  6. 175 Liberia 0.9629 GPIA compare
  7. 176 United Arab Emirates 0.9619 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Western Asia?
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Western Asia was 0.9428 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9504 GPIA in 2018.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6893 GPIA in 1985.
How does SDG: Western Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
SDG: Western Asia ranks 173rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this SDG: 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

February 2026 Data Release