Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
56th
of 207 groups
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.8878 GPIA
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1998–2024

00.250.50.7511998201120241998: 0.888 GPIA1999: 0.893 GPIA2000: 0.896 GPIA2001: 0.904 GPIA2002: 0.906 GPIA2003: 0.931 GPIA2004: 0.942 GPIA2005: 0.945 GPIA2006: 0.956 GPIA2007: 0.957 GPIA2008: 0.961 GPIA2009: 0.965 GPIA2010: 0.96 GPIA2011: 0.974 GPIA2012: 0.978 GPIA2013: 0.98 GPIA2014: 0.975 GPIA2015: 0.972 GPIA2016: 0.986 GPIA2017: 0.986 GPIA2018: 1 GPIA2019: 1 GPIA2020: 1 GPIA2021: 1 GPIA2022: 1 GPIA2023: 1 GPIA2024: 1 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries recorded 1.02 GPIA for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8878 GPIA, in 1998.

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 56th of 207 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, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year

Annual values for Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1998 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
1998 0.8878 GPIA
1999 0.893 GPIA +0.6%
2000 0.896 GPIA +0.3%
2001 0.9042 GPIA +0.9%
2002 0.9057 GPIA +0.2%
2003 0.9311 GPIA +2.8%
2004 0.9417 GPIA +1.1%
2005 0.9446 GPIA +0.3%
2006 0.9561 GPIA +1.2%
2007 0.9572 GPIA +0.1%
2008 0.9613 GPIA +0.4%
2009 0.965 GPIA +0.4%
2010 0.9601 GPIA -0.5%
2011 0.9742 GPIA +1.5%
2012 0.978 GPIA +0.4%
2013 0.9802 GPIA +0.2%
2014 0.975 GPIA -0.5%
2015 0.9725 GPIA -0.3%
2016 0.9856 GPIA +1.3%
2017 0.986 GPIA +0.0%
2018 1.01 GPIA +2.0%
2019 1.01 GPIA +0.3%
2020 1 GPIA -0.4%
2021 1.01 GPIA +0.6%
2022 1.01 GPIA +0.5%
2023 1.02 GPIA +0.3%
2024 1.02 GPIA +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8904 GPIA 0.8878 GPIA 0.893 GPIA 2
2000s 0.9363 GPIA 0.896 GPIA 0.965 GPIA 10
2010s 0.9826 GPIA 0.9601 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 10
2020s 1.01 GPIA 1 GPIA 1.02 GPIA 5

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

  1. 53 Namibia 1.03 GPIA compare
  2. 54 Puerto Rico 1.03 GPIA compare
  3. 55 Zimbabwe 1.03 GPIA compare
  4. 56 Mali 1.02 GPIA compare
  5. 57 India 1.02 GPIA compare
  6. 58 Dominica 1.02 GPIA compare
  7. 59 Switzerland 1.02 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 383 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 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, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 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, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8878 GPIA in 1998.
How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 56th out of 207 groups with data for 2024.
Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
383 places, 7,492 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release