Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia recorded 1.01 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 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7956 GPI, in 1994.
That places SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 80th 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 31 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.7956 GPI | — |
| 1995 | 0.8213 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8305 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8524 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8738 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8851 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9062 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8952 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9205 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9027 GPI | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9346 GPI | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.977 GPI | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9836 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9799 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9927 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9949 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9921 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9916 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9951 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9851 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9818 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9886 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9876 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9801 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9983 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9943 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9976 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9998 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.997 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPI | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8431 GPI | 0.7956 GPI | 0.8851 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9487 GPI | 0.8952 GPI | 0.9949 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9894 GPI | 0.9801 GPI | 0.9983 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPI | 0.997 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 77 Montserrat 1.06 GPI compare
- 78 Montenegro 1.06 GPI compare
- 79 Puerto Rico 1.06 GPI compare
- 80 Gibraltar 1.06 GPI compare
- 81 Comoros 1.05 GPI compare
- 82 Bahamas 1.05 GPI compare
- 83 Brunei Darussalam 1.05 GPI compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 1.01 GPI in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7956 GPI in 1994.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 80th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release