Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)

ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 0.6137 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.6137 GPIA
Change on year
down 9.5%
Rank
115th
of 214 groups
All-time high
0.6784 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.1477 GPIA
in 2015
Years of data
13
2003–2024

Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 2003–2024

0.20.40.62003201320242003: 0.64 GPIA2004: 0.582 GPIA2005: 0.265 GPIA2015: 0.148 GPIA2016: 0.575 GPIA2017: 0.559 GPIA2018: 0.56 GPIA2019: 0.56 GPIA2020: 0.663 GPIA2021: 0.665 GPIA2022: 0.212 GPIA2023: 0.678 GPIA2024: 0.614 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) recorded 0.6137 GPIA for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% on the previous year and up 315.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 0.6784 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1477 GPIA, in 2015.

That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 115th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year

Annual values for Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 2003 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
2003 0.6401 GPIA
2004 0.5821 GPIA -9.1%
2005 0.2649 GPIA -54.5%
2015 0.1477 GPIA -44.3%
2016 0.5746 GPIA +289.1%
2017 0.5594 GPIA -2.6%
2018 0.5602 GPIA +0.1%
2019 0.5604 GPIA +0.0%
2020 0.6626 GPIA +18.2%
2021 0.6645 GPIA +0.3%
2022 0.2116 GPIA -68.2%
2023 0.6784 GPIA +220.6%
2024 0.6137 GPIA -9.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4957 GPIA 0.2649 GPIA 0.6401 GPIA 3
2010s 0.4804 GPIA 0.1477 GPIA 0.5746 GPIA 5
2020s 0.5661 GPIA 0.2116 GPIA 0.6784 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)

  1. 112 Estonia 0.7092 GPIA compare
  2. 113 Samoa 0.7087 GPIA compare
  3. 114 Georgia 0.7081 GPIA compare
  4. 115 Bahamas 0.7071 GPIA compare
  5. 116 Syrian Arab Republic 0.706 GPIA compare
  6. 117 France 0.7057 GPIA compare
  7. 118 Aruba 0.7011 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 398 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 0.6137 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
The highest recorded value was 0.6784 GPIA in 2023.
What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1477 GPIA in 2015.
How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 115th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
Is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
Over the last ten years it is up 315.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
398 places, 6,566 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release