Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
49th
of 183 groups
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.9414 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1998–2024

00.250.50.7511998201120241998: 0.942 GPIA1999: 0.941 GPIA2000: 0.945 GPIA2001: 0.946 GPIA2002: 0.947 GPIA2003: 0.953 GPIA2004: 0.951 GPIA2005: 0.953 GPIA2006: 0.955 GPIA2007: 0.953 GPIA2008: 0.952 GPIA2009: 0.959 GPIA2010: 0.951 GPIA2011: 0.964 GPIA2012: 0.963 GPIA2013: 0.967 GPIA2014: 0.97 GPIA2015: 0.968 GPIA2016: 0.981 GPIA2017: 0.983 GPIA2018: 0.988 GPIA2019: 0.991 GPIA2020: 0.997 GPIA2021: 1 GPIA2022: 1 GPIA2023: 1 GPIA2024: 1 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries is 1.02 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

The figure is up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9414 GPIA, in 1999.

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 49th of 183 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year

Annual values for Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1998 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
1998 0.9423 GPIA
1999 0.9414 GPIA -0.1%
2000 0.9454 GPIA +0.4%
2001 0.9463 GPIA +0.1%
2002 0.9468 GPIA +0.0%
2003 0.9525 GPIA +0.6%
2004 0.9512 GPIA -0.1%
2005 0.9533 GPIA +0.2%
2006 0.955 GPIA +0.2%
2007 0.9527 GPIA -0.2%
2008 0.9516 GPIA -0.1%
2009 0.9587 GPIA +0.7%
2010 0.9514 GPIA -0.8%
2011 0.9636 GPIA +1.3%
2012 0.9633 GPIA -0.0%
2013 0.9671 GPIA +0.4%
2014 0.9695 GPIA +0.3%
2015 0.9678 GPIA -0.2%
2016 0.9809 GPIA +1.4%
2017 0.983 GPIA +0.2%
2018 0.988 GPIA +0.5%
2019 0.9909 GPIA +0.3%
2020 0.9973 GPIA +0.6%
2021 1.01 GPIA +1.1%
2022 1.02 GPIA +0.7%
2023 1.02 GPIA +0.1%
2024 1.02 GPIA +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9419 GPIA 0.9414 GPIA 0.9423 GPIA 2
2000s 0.9514 GPIA 0.9454 GPIA 0.9587 GPIA 10
2010s 0.9726 GPIA 0.9514 GPIA 0.9909 GPIA 10
2020s 1.01 GPIA 0.9973 GPIA 1.02 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries

  1. 46 Botswana 1.03 GPIA compare
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  3. 48 Morocco 1.03 GPIA compare
  4. 49 Dominica 1.03 GPIA compare
  5. 50 Marshall Islands 1.03 GPIA compare
  6. 51 Puerto Rico 1.03 GPIA compare
  7. 52 Zimbabwe 1.03 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 1.02 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2024.
What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9414 GPIA in 1999.
How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity?
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 49th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
343 places, 5,134 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release