Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9688 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.9688 GPI
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
136th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9688 GPI
in 2020
All-time low
0.698 GPI
in 2003
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1998–2020

00.20.40.60.811998200920201998: 0.719 GPI1999: 0.728 GPI2000: 0.721 GPI2001: 0.712 GPI2002: 0.729 GPI2003: 0.698 GPI2004: 0.725 GPI2005: 0.737 GPI2006: 0.759 GPI2007: 0.774 GPI2008: 0.776 GPI2009: 0.812 GPI2010: 0.823 GPI2011: 0.847 GPI2012: 0.862 GPI2013: 0.884 GPI2014: 0.854 GPI2015: 0.919 GPI2016: 0.913 GPI2017: 0.928 GPI2018: 0.938 GPI2019: 0.959 GPI2020: 0.969 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) recorded 0.9688 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 0.9688 GPI in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.698 GPI, in 2003.

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 136th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPI) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1998 to 2020.
Year GPI Change
1998 0.7192 GPI
1999 0.7279 GPI +1.2%
2000 0.7212 GPI -0.9%
2001 0.7121 GPI -1.3%
2002 0.7293 GPI +2.4%
2003 0.698 GPI -4.3%
2004 0.7246 GPI +3.8%
2005 0.7373 GPI +1.8%
2006 0.7593 GPI +3.0%
2007 0.774 GPI +1.9%
2008 0.7756 GPI +0.2%
2009 0.8119 GPI +4.7%
2010 0.8233 GPI +1.4%
2011 0.8469 GPI +2.9%
2012 0.8625 GPI +1.8%
2013 0.8836 GPI +2.4%
2014 0.8541 GPI -3.3%
2015 0.9192 GPI +7.6%
2016 0.9127 GPI -0.7%
2017 0.9279 GPI +1.7%
2018 0.9378 GPI +1.1%
2019 0.9595 GPI +2.3%
2020 0.9688 GPI +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7236 GPI 0.7192 GPI 0.7279 GPI 2
2000s 0.7443 GPI 0.698 GPI 0.8119 GPI 10
2010s 0.8928 GPI 0.8233 GPI 0.9595 GPI 10
2020s 0.9688 GPI 0.9688 GPI 0.9688 GPI 1

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

  1. 133 Hungary 0.9835 GPI compare
  2. 134 Eswatini 0.9834 GPI compare
  3. 135 Nigeria 0.9819 GPI compare
  4. 136 Ukraine 0.9812 GPI compare
  5. 137 Austria 0.9804 GPI compare
  6. 138 Greece 0.9793 GPI compare
  7. 139 Cayman Islands 0.9789 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 416 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 0.9688 GPI in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The highest recorded value was 0.9688 GPI in 2020.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.698 GPI in 2003.
How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 136th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) data come from?
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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
416 places, 10,051 data points, 1986–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release