Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan

WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.7774 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.7774 GPIA
Change on year
down 52.8%
Rank
113th
of 214 groups
All-time high
1.65 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.5966 GPIA
in 2022
Years of data
26
1999–2024

Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 1999–2024

00.511.51999201120241999: 0.991 GPIA2000: 1.2 GPIA2001: 0.798 GPIA2002: 0.826 GPIA2003: 0.85 GPIA2004: 0.782 GPIA2005: 0.797 GPIA2006: 0.751 GPIA2007: 1.3 GPIA2008: 0.724 GPIA2009: 0.937 GPIA2010: 0.919 GPIA2011: 0.731 GPIA2012: 0.729 GPIA2013: 0.832 GPIA2014: 0.801 GPIA2015: 0.677 GPIA2016: 0.939 GPIA2017: 0.92 GPIA2018: 0.796 GPIA2019: 0.936 GPIA2020: 1.6 GPIA2021: 1.6 GPIA2022: 0.597 GPIA2023: 1.6 GPIA2024: 0.777 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2024, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan stood at 0.7774 GPIA.

The figure is down 52.8% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan peaked at 1.65 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5966 GPIA, in 2022.

WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 113th of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary 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, 1999 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
1999 0.9912 GPIA
2000 1.16 GPIA +16.9%
2001 0.798 GPIA -31.1%
2002 0.8265 GPIA +3.6%
2003 0.8504 GPIA +2.9%
2004 0.782 GPIA -8.0%
2005 0.7974 GPIA +2.0%
2006 0.7509 GPIA -5.8%
2007 1.27 GPIA +69.2%
2008 0.7241 GPIA -43.0%
2009 0.9368 GPIA +29.4%
2010 0.9195 GPIA -1.9%
2011 0.7309 GPIA -20.5%
2012 0.7292 GPIA -0.2%
2013 0.8316 GPIA +14.0%
2014 0.8012 GPIA -3.7%
2015 0.6767 GPIA -15.5%
2016 0.9386 GPIA +38.7%
2017 0.9203 GPIA -2.0%
2018 0.7962 GPIA -13.5%
2019 0.9364 GPIA +17.6%
2020 1.62 GPIA +73.4%
2021 1.57 GPIA -3.3%
2022 0.5966 GPIA -62.0%
2023 1.65 GPIA +176.1%
2024 0.7774 GPIA -52.8%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2023 +176.1% 0.5966 GPIA 1.65 GPIA

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9912 GPIA 0.9912 GPIA 0.9912 GPIA 1
2000s 0.8896 GPIA 0.7241 GPIA 1.27 GPIA 10
2010s 0.8281 GPIA 0.6767 GPIA 0.9386 GPIA 10
2020s 1.24 GPIA 0.5966 GPIA 1.65 GPIA 5

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

  1. 110 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.7377 GPIA compare
  2. 111 Sri Lanka 0.7366 GPIA compare
  3. 112 Bolivia 0.7361 GPIA compare
  4. 113 Cambodia 0.7358 GPIA compare
  5. 114 Kyrgyzstan 0.7337 GPIA compare
  6. 115 Georgia 0.733 GPIA compare
  7. 116 Bulgaria 0.7316 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 397 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan was 0.7774 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 1.65 GPIA in 2023.
What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5966 GPIA in 2022.
How does WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 113th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
Is proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 primary 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 primary 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
397 places, 6,759 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release