Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan

WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 0.6189 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.6189 GPIA
Change on year
down 12.4%
Rank
112th
of 214 groups
All-time high
0.7067 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.3492 GPIA
in 2022
Years of data
20
2005–2024

Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 2005–2024

00.20.40.60.82005201420242005: 0.409 GPIA2006: 0.703 GPIA2007: 0.434 GPIA2008: 0.541 GPIA2009: 0.681 GPIA2010: 0.701 GPIA2011: 0.553 GPIA2012: 0.55 GPIA2013: 0.596 GPIA2014: 0.637 GPIA2015: 0.421 GPIA2016: 0.622 GPIA2017: 0.613 GPIA2018: 0.449 GPIA2019: 0.402 GPIA2020: 0.425 GPIA2021: 0.425 GPIA2022: 0.349 GPIA2023: 0.707 GPIA2024: 0.619 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2024, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan stood at 0.6189 GPIA.

That represents a change of down 12.4% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan peaked at 0.7067 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3492 GPIA, in 2022.

That places WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 112th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 2005 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
2005 0.4085 GPIA
2006 0.7029 GPIA +72.1%
2007 0.4339 GPIA -38.3%
2008 0.5415 GPIA +24.8%
2009 0.6807 GPIA +25.7%
2010 0.7013 GPIA +3.0%
2011 0.5528 GPIA -21.2%
2012 0.5505 GPIA -0.4%
2013 0.5957 GPIA +8.2%
2014 0.6366 GPIA +6.9%
2015 0.4213 GPIA -33.8%
2016 0.622 GPIA +47.6%
2017 0.6134 GPIA -1.4%
2018 0.4493 GPIA -26.8%
2019 0.4021 GPIA -10.5%
2020 0.4246 GPIA +5.6%
2021 0.4248 GPIA +0.0%
2022 0.3492 GPIA -17.8%
2023 0.7067 GPIA +102.4%
2024 0.6189 GPIA -12.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5535 GPIA 0.4085 GPIA 0.7029 GPIA 5
2010s 0.5545 GPIA 0.4021 GPIA 0.7013 GPIA 10
2020s 0.5048 GPIA 0.3492 GPIA 0.7067 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan

  1. 109 Ecuador 0.724 GPIA compare
  2. 110 Lesotho 0.7218 GPIA compare
  3. 111 Colombia 0.7164 GPIA compare
  4. 112 Estonia 0.7092 GPIA compare
  5. 113 Samoa 0.7087 GPIA compare
  6. 114 Georgia 0.7081 GPIA compare
  7. 115 Bahamas 0.7071 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan was 0.6189 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.7067 GPIA in 2023.
What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3492 GPIA in 2022.
How does WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 112th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
Is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 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