Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 1.01 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 1.04 GPI in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.7743 GPI, in 1994.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.7743 GPI | — |
| 1995 | 0.8365 GPI | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 0.866 GPI | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8926 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9185 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.947 GPI | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9657 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9697 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPI | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9807 GPI | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.99 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.04 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 1 GPI | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9881 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9929 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9938 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9835 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.98 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9835 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9811 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9882 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9924 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPI | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8725 GPI | 0.7743 GPI | 0.947 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9961 GPI | 0.9657 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9906 GPI | 0.98 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Population ages 0-14 32.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, female, annual growth rate -2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 1.01 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2007.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7743 GPI in 1994.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for upper secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for upper secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.