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

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
58th
of 183 groups
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.9446 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, 1998–2024

00.250.50.7511998201120241998: 0.946 GPIA1999: 0.945 GPIA2000: 0.948 GPIA2001: 0.949 GPIA2002: 0.949 GPIA2003: 0.953 GPIA2004: 0.952 GPIA2005: 0.954 GPIA2006: 0.955 GPIA2007: 0.953 GPIA2008: 0.95 GPIA2009: 0.955 GPIA2010: 0.949 GPIA2011: 0.96 GPIA2012: 0.959 GPIA2013: 0.961 GPIA2014: 0.964 GPIA2015: 0.962 GPIA2016: 0.976 GPIA2017: 0.977 GPIA2018: 0.982 GPIA2019: 0.987 GPIA2020: 0.993 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 is 1.01 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9446 GPIA, in 1999.

That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 58th out of 183 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, year by year

Annual values for Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 1998 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
1998 0.9456 GPIA
1999 0.9446 GPIA -0.1%
2000 0.9481 GPIA +0.4%
2001 0.9488 GPIA +0.1%
2002 0.9491 GPIA +0.0%
2003 0.9529 GPIA +0.4%
2004 0.9517 GPIA -0.1%
2005 0.9537 GPIA +0.2%
2006 0.9548 GPIA +0.1%
2007 0.9528 GPIA -0.2%
2008 0.9504 GPIA -0.3%
2009 0.9546 GPIA +0.4%
2010 0.9487 GPIA -0.6%
2011 0.9596 GPIA +1.2%
2012 0.9587 GPIA -0.1%
2013 0.9613 GPIA +0.3%
2014 0.9638 GPIA +0.3%
2015 0.962 GPIA -0.2%
2016 0.9756 GPIA +1.4%
2017 0.9766 GPIA +0.1%
2018 0.9821 GPIA +0.6%
2019 0.9875 GPIA +0.5%
2020 0.9929 GPIA +0.6%
2021 1 GPIA +0.9%
2022 1.01 GPIA +0.8%
2023 1.01 GPIA +0.3%
2024 1.01 GPIA +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9451 GPIA 0.9446 GPIA 0.9456 GPIA 2
2000s 0.9517 GPIA 0.9481 GPIA 0.9548 GPIA 10
2010s 0.9676 GPIA 0.9487 GPIA 0.9875 GPIA 10
2020s 1.01 GPIA 0.9929 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa

  1. 55 Switzerland 1.02 GPIA compare
  2. 56 Kyrgyzstan 1.02 GPIA compare
  3. 57 Lebanon 1.02 GPIA compare
  4. 58 Palestine 1.02 GPIA compare
  5. 59 Cameroon 1.02 GPIA compare
  6. 60 Kenya 1.02 GPIA compare
  7. 61 Argentina 1.02 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 343 places →

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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?
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 1.01 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?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2023.
What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9446 GPIA in 1999.
How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity?
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 58th 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?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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