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

WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.7742 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.7742 GPIA
Change on year
down 53.2%
Rank
116th
of 214 groups
All-time high
1.65 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.5681 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 (ida & Ibrd), 1999–2024

0.50.7511.21.51.81999201120241999: 1 GPIA2000: 1.2 GPIA2001: 0.817 GPIA2002: 0.848 GPIA2003: 0.876 GPIA2004: 0.804 GPIA2005: 0.795 GPIA2006: 0.769 GPIA2007: 1.3 GPIA2008: 0.72 GPIA2013: 0.834 GPIA2014: 0.796 GPIA2015: 0.659 GPIA2016: 0.946 GPIA2017: 0.928 GPIA2018: 0.779 GPIA2019: 0.928 GPIA2020: 1.6 GPIA2021: 1.6 GPIA2022: 0.568 GPIA2023: 1.7 GPIA2024: 0.774 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) recorded 0.7742 GPIA for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2024.

That represents a change of down 53.2% on the previous year and down 2.7% 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 (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 1.65 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5681 GPIA, in 2022.

That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 116th 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 (ida & Ibrd), 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 (ida & Ibrd), 1999 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
1999 1 GPIA
2000 1.18 GPIA +17.9%
2001 0.8166 GPIA -31.0%
2002 0.8477 GPIA +3.8%
2003 0.8763 GPIA +3.4%
2004 0.8043 GPIA -8.2%
2005 0.795 GPIA -1.2%
2006 0.7685 GPIA -3.3%
2007 1.28 GPIA +66.8%
2008 0.7197 GPIA -43.9%
2013 0.8335 GPIA +15.8%
2014 0.796 GPIA -4.5%
2015 0.6592 GPIA -17.2%
2016 0.9462 GPIA +43.5%
2017 0.9282 GPIA -1.9%
2018 0.779 GPIA -16.1%
2019 0.9277 GPIA +19.1%
2020 1.62 GPIA +74.3%
2021 1.55 GPIA -3.9%
2022 0.5681 GPIA -63.4%
2023 1.65 GPIA +191.0%
2024 0.7742 GPIA -53.2%

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 (ida & Ibrd) 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 +191.0% 0.5681 GPIA 1.65 GPIA

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1 GPIA 1 GPIA 1 GPIA 1
2000s 0.8992 GPIA 0.7197 GPIA 1.28 GPIA 9
2010s 0.8385 GPIA 0.6592 GPIA 0.9462 GPIA 7
2020s 1.23 GPIA 0.5681 GPIA 1.65 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)

  1. 113 Cambodia 0.7358 GPIA compare
  2. 114 Kyrgyzstan 0.7337 GPIA compare
  3. 115 Georgia 0.733 GPIA compare
  4. 116 Bulgaria 0.7316 GPIA compare
  5. 117 Croatia 0.7307 GPIA compare
  6. 118 Oman 0.7291 GPIA compare
  7. 119 Aruba 0.7286 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 0.7742 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
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 (ida & Ibrd)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5681 GPIA in 2022.
How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 116th 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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