Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted 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 primary education, adjusted was 0.9367 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1970–2024
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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) is 0.9367 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 0.9367 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.614 GPIA, in 1971.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 204th out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.616 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.614 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.6168 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6217 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.6285 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6305 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.6393 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6448 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.6378 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6486 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6757 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 0.6851 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7064 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7207 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7313 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7395 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7492 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7588 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7698 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7721 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7807 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7862 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7924 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7981 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8052 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8128 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8181 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8223 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8268 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8323 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8339 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8375 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8434 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.836 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8582 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8585 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8576 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8746 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8693 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8739 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8766 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8805 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8889 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8857 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.887 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8872 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8928 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8823 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8906 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9009 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8995 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9061 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9222 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9367 GPIA | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6298 GPIA | 0.614 GPIA | 0.6486 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7309 GPIA | 0.6757 GPIA | 0.7721 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8075 GPIA | 0.7807 GPIA | 0.8323 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8543 GPIA | 0.8339 GPIA | 0.8746 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8861 GPIA | 0.8766 GPIA | 0.8928 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9131 GPIA | 0.8995 GPIA | 0.9367 GPIA | 5 |
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 primary education, adjusted in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 0.9367 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9367 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.614 GPIA in 1971.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 204th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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 primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release