Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted was 0.9365 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9365 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
205th
of 219 groups
All-time high
0.9365 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6106 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) stood at 0.9365 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 0.9365 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6106 GPIA, in 1971.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 205th of 219 groups on this measure, 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 (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6125 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6106 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.6135 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6185 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.6253 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6275 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.6364 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.642 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.635 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6457 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6731 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 0.6827 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7041 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7185 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7292 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7375 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7473 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.757 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.768 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7704 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.779 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7846 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7909 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7966 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8038 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8115 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8167 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8209 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8254 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8308 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8322 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8357 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8417 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8343 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8569 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8573 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8563 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8735 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8683 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8729 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.876 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8794 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8894 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.888 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8851 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8862 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8863 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8918 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8813 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8897 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9001 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8986 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9052 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9216 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9365 GPIA | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6267 GPIA | 0.6106 GPIA | 0.6457 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7288 GPIA | 0.6731 GPIA | 0.7704 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.806 GPIA | 0.779 GPIA | 0.8308 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8529 GPIA | 0.8322 GPIA | 0.8735 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8853 GPIA | 0.876 GPIA | 0.8918 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9124 GPIA | 0.8986 GPIA | 0.9365 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 28.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 0.9365 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9365 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6106 GPIA in 1971.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 205th 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- 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 (ida & Ibrd) 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