Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1 GPI
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
19th
of 45 groups
All-time high
1.04 GPI
in 2007
All-time low
0.7739 GPI
in 1994
Years of data
26
1994–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1994–2019

00.250.50.7511994200620191994: 0.774 GPI1995: 0.836 GPI1996: 0.866 GPI1997: 0.892 GPI1998: 0.918 GPI1999: 0.946 GPI2000: 0.965 GPI2001: 0.969 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 0.98 GPI2004: 0.989 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 0.986 GPI2010: 0.99 GPI2011: 0.991 GPI2012: 0.981 GPI2013: 0.977 GPI2014: 0.98 GPI2015: 0.978 GPI2016: 0.985 GPI2017: 0.989 GPI2018: 0.997 GPI2019: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) is 1 GPI, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 1.04 GPI in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.7739 GPI, in 1994.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 19th 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 (IDA & IBRD), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1994 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1994 0.7739 GPI
1995 0.8364 GPI +8.1%
1996 0.8658 GPI +3.5%
1997 0.8923 GPI +3.1%
1998 0.9181 GPI +2.9%
1999 0.9465 GPI +3.1%
2000 0.9651 GPI +2.0%
2001 0.9688 GPI +0.4%
2002 1.01 GPI +4.0%
2003 0.9797 GPI -2.7%
2004 0.9891 GPI +1.0%
2005 1 GPI +1.3%
2006 1.01 GPI +1.0%
2007 1.04 GPI +2.6%
2008 1 GPI -3.6%
2009 0.9859 GPI -1.5%
2010 0.9902 GPI +0.4%
2011 0.991 GPI +0.1%
2012 0.9808 GPI -1.0%
2013 0.977 GPI -0.4%
2014 0.9804 GPI +0.3%
2015 0.9778 GPI -0.3%
2016 0.9847 GPI +0.7%
2017 0.9888 GPI +0.4%
2018 0.9965 GPI +0.8%
2019 1 GPI +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8722 GPI 0.7739 GPI 0.9465 GPI 6
2000s 0.9949 GPI 0.9651 GPI 1.04 GPI 10
2010s 0.9872 GPI 0.977 GPI 1 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

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  2. 17 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.21 GPI compare
  3. 18 Kiribati 1.21 GPI compare
  4. 19 Philippines 1.2 GPI compare
  5. 20 Dominica 1.2 GPI compare
  6. 21 Myanmar 1.19 GPI compare
  7. 22 Tonga 1.19 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 1 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
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 (IDA & IBRD)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7739 GPI in 1994.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 19th 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 4,271 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

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.