Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.04 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) recorded 1.04 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 1.04 GPI in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8039 GPI, in 1994.
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 34th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.8039 GPI | — |
| 1995 | 0.8492 GPI | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8584 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8674 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9009 GPI | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9344 GPI | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9522 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9599 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPI | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9819 GPI | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9915 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9924 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.989 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9981 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9975 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.03 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.04 GPI | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.869 GPI | 0.8039 GPI | 0.9344 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9967 GPI | 0.9522 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 0.989 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- 31 Costa Rica 1.15 GPI compare
- 32 Antigua and Barbuda 1.15 GPI compare
- 33 Belize 1.14 GPI compare
- 34 Ireland 1.14 GPI compare
- 35 Bermuda 1.14 GPI compare
- 36 Fiji 1.14 GPI compare
- 37 New Zealand 1.14 GPI compare
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)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 27.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 1.04 GPI in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8039 GPI in 1994.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 34th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release