Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 0.9756 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9756 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
162nd
of 219 groups
All-time high
0.9756 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6441 GPIA
in 1978
Years of data
49
1976–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) stood at 0.9756 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 0.9756 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6441 GPIA, in 1978.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 162nd of 219 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.6452 GPIA | — |
| 1977 | 0.65 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.6441 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.6444 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6505 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.6605 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6809 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.6905 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.6941 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7042 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.71 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.7221 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.7207 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7292 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7488 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7648 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7713 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7828 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8042 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.817 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8274 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8438 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8575 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8713 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8811 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8779 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.879 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8826 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8925 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9016 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9158 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9326 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9437 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9413 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9268 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.929 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9413 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9111 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9184 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9222 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9251 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9357 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9383 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9415 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9463 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9405 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9626 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9632 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9756 GPIA | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6459 GPIA | 0.6441 GPIA | 0.65 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.6963 GPIA | 0.6505 GPIA | 0.7292 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8089 GPIA | 0.7488 GPIA | 0.8713 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9048 GPIA | 0.8779 GPIA | 0.9437 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.929 GPIA | 0.9111 GPIA | 0.9415 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9576 GPIA | 0.9405 GPIA | 0.9756 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 0.9756 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9756 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6441 GPIA in 1978.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 162nd out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release