Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: 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
63rd
of 207 groups
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.8875 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, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8875 GPIA, in 1998.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 63rd 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, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8875 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.8923 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8952 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9033 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9057 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9293 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9392 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9425 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.954 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9547 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9588 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9658 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.955 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9692 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9729 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9735 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9691 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9666 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9805 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9806 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9997 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8899 GPIA | 0.8875 GPIA | 0.8923 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9348 GPIA | 0.8952 GPIA | 0.9658 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9774 GPIA | 0.955 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9997 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- 60 United Arab Emirates 1.02 GPIA compare
- 61 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.02 GPIA compare
- 62 Lebanon 1.02 GPIA compare
- 63 Naoero 1.02 GPIA compare
- 64 Palestine, State of 1.02 GPIA compare
- 65 Cameroon 1.02 GPIA compare
- 66 Kenya 1.02 GPIA compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8875 GPIA in 1998.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 63rd 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release