School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index was 1.06 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 1.06 GPI, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 1.09 GPI in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.3125 GPI, in 1970.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 28th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3125 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.4816 GPI | +54.1% |
| 1972 | 0.494 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5011 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5538 GPI | +10.5% |
| 1975 | 0.5148 GPI | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5575 GPI | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 0.5271 GPI | -5.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5187 GPI | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5375 GPI | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.551 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5632 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5665 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5747 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5809 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.6094 GPI | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.5843 GPI | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.586 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6521 GPI | +11.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6429 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6695 GPI | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6854 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7049 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7179 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7575 GPI | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7634 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.775 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8016 GPI | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8335 GPI | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.866 GPI | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8949 GPI | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9253 GPI | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9575 GPI | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPI | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 1 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.05 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.09 GPI | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPI | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.05 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPI | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9995 GPI | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.05 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.05 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.05 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.06 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.05 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.06 GPI | +0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +54.1% | 0.3125 GPI | 0.4816 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4998 GPI | 0.3125 GPI | 0.5575 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5911 GPI | 0.551 GPI | 0.6521 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7575 GPI | 0.6695 GPI | 0.866 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 GPI | 0.8949 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPI | 0.9995 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 25 Namibia 1.42 GPI compare
- 26 South Africa 1.42 GPI compare
- 27 Uruguay 1.42 GPI compare
- 28 Mongolia 1.41 GPI compare
- 29 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.41 GPI compare
- 30 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.4 GPI compare
- 31 Sri Lanka 1.4 GPI compare
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 1.06 GPI in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPI in 2008.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3125 GPI in 1970.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (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 tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.