Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted was 0.931 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in MDG: Western Asia, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in MDG: Western Asia is 0.931 GPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 0.9445 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8921 GPIA, in 2002.
That places MDG: Western Asia 209th out of 219 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.8983 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.8972 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.896 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8965 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8942 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8921 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8964 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8934 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9016 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.909 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9143 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9239 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9316 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9323 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9397 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.935 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9314 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9306 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9304 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9445 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9335 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9311 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9284 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9308 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9279 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9299 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.931 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8972 GPIA | 0.896 GPIA | 0.8983 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9053 GPIA | 0.8921 GPIA | 0.9316 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9337 GPIA | 0.9284 GPIA | 0.9445 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9299 GPIA | 0.9279 GPIA | 0.931 GPIA | 4 |
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.88 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4264 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.72 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 517,916 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in MDG: Western Asia?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in MDG: Western Asia was 0.931 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9445 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8921 GPIA in 2002.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 209th out of 219 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release