Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.03 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.03 GPI
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
44th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.06 GPI
in 2007
All-time low
0.7838 GPI
in 1994
Years of data
31
1994–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa stood at 1.03 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 1.06 GPI in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.7838 GPI, in 1994.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 44th 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.7838 GPI | — |
| 1995 | 0.8367 GPI | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8633 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8921 GPI | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9196 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9475 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9674 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.973 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPI | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9886 GPI | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 1 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.04 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.06 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPI | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9914 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9914 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9888 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9952 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.03 GPI | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8738 GPI | 0.7838 GPI | 0.9475 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9674 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPI | 0.9888 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- 41 Guatemala 1.13 GPI compare
- 42 Panama 1.13 GPI compare
- 43 El Salvador 1.13 GPI compare
- 44 South Africa 1.12 GPI compare
- 45 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.12 GPI compare
- 46 Samoa 1.12 GPI compare
- 47 Russian Federation 1.12 GPI compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 1.03 GPI in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPI in 2007.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7838 GPI in 1994.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 44th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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