School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9762 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 0.9762 GPI, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 0.9762 GPI in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6153 GPI, in 1971.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 32nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6161 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.6153 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.6229 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.6312 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.6369 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.649 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6619 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6759 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6889 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.7155 GPI | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.7296 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7431 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7524 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7621 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7756 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7884 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8011 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.81 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.813 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8272 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.8371 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.841 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8527 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8595 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.862 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8708 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8465 GPI | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8723 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8788 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8868 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.895 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9047 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.911 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9163 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9209 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9232 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9257 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9304 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9345 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9369 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9402 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9366 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9474 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9552 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9625 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9696 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9695 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.97 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9714 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9738 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9762 GPI | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6514 GPI | 0.6153 GPI | 0.7155 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7802 GPI | 0.7296 GPI | 0.8272 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8607 GPI | 0.8371 GPI | 0.8868 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9199 GPI | 0.895 GPI | 0.9369 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9596 GPI | 0.9366 GPI | 0.9738 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9762 GPI | 0.9762 GPI | 0.9762 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 29 Madagascar 1.02 GPI compare
- 30 Burkina Faso 1.02 GPI compare
- 31 Puerto Rico 1.02 GPI compare
- 32 India 1.02 GPI compare
- 33 Saudi Arabia 1.01 GPI compare
- 34 Belgium 1.01 GPI compare
- 35 Malaysia 1.01 GPI compare
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 0.9762 GPI in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9762 GPI in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6153 GPI in 1971.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.