Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)

WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.7755 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.7755 GPIA
Change on year
down 53.1%
Rank
114th
of 214 groups
All-time high
1.66 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.571 GPIA
in 2022
Years of data
22
1999–2024

Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1999–2024

0.50.7511.21.51.81999201120241999: 1 GPIA2000: 1.2 GPIA2001: 0.816 GPIA2002: 0.847 GPIA2003: 0.876 GPIA2004: 0.805 GPIA2005: 0.796 GPIA2006: 0.77 GPIA2007: 1.3 GPIA2008: 0.721 GPIA2013: 0.834 GPIA2014: 0.798 GPIA2015: 0.662 GPIA2016: 0.947 GPIA2017: 0.929 GPIA2018: 0.781 GPIA2019: 0.929 GPIA2020: 1.6 GPIA2021: 1.6 GPIA2022: 0.571 GPIA2023: 1.7 GPIA2024: 0.775 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) recorded 0.7755 GPIA for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2024.

The figure is down 53.1% on the previous year and down 2.8% 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 (excluding High Income) peaked at 1.66 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.571 GPIA, in 2022.

That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 114th 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 22 years of available data.

Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 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 (excluding High Income), 1999 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
1999 1.01 GPIA
2000 1.18 GPIA +17.7%
2001 0.8164 GPIA -31.1%
2002 0.8474 GPIA +3.8%
2003 0.8758 GPIA +3.4%
2004 0.8047 GPIA -8.1%
2005 0.7956 GPIA -1.1%
2006 0.7702 GPIA -3.2%
2007 1.28 GPIA +66.7%
2008 0.7213 GPIA -43.8%
2013 0.8344 GPIA +15.7%
2014 0.7976 GPIA -4.4%
2015 0.6617 GPIA -17.0%
2016 0.9468 GPIA +43.1%
2017 0.929 GPIA -1.9%
2018 0.7806 GPIA -16.0%
2019 0.9287 GPIA +19.0%
2020 1.62 GPIA +74.3%
2021 1.56 GPIA -3.8%
2022 0.571 GPIA -63.3%
2023 1.66 GPIA +189.9%
2024 0.7755 GPIA -53.1%

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 (excluding High Income) 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 +189.9% 0.571 GPIA 1.66 GPIA

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.01 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 1
2000s 0.8999 GPIA 0.7213 GPIA 1.28 GPIA 9
2010s 0.8398 GPIA 0.6617 GPIA 0.9468 GPIA 7
2020s 1.24 GPIA 0.571 GPIA 1.66 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)

  1. 111 Sri Lanka 0.7366 GPIA compare
  2. 112 Bolivia 0.7361 GPIA compare
  3. 113 Cambodia 0.7358 GPIA compare
  4. 114 Kyrgyzstan 0.7337 GPIA compare
  5. 115 Georgia 0.733 GPIA compare
  6. 116 Bulgaria 0.7316 GPIA compare
  7. 117 Croatia 0.7307 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 (excluding High Income)?
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 0.7755 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 (excluding High Income)?
The highest recorded value was 1.66 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 (excluding High Income)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.571 GPIA in 2022.
How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 114th 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 (excluding High Income)?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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