Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, adjusted gender in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, adjusted gender was 0.9865 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9865 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
26th
of 34 groups
All-time high
0.9865 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.7404 GPIA
in 1998
Years of data
15
1998–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, adjusted gender in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1998–2019

00.20.40.60.811998200820191998: 0.74 GPIA1999: 0.763 GPIA2000: 0.789 GPIA2001: 0.813 GPIA2002: 0.83 GPIA2003: 0.866 GPIA2004: 0.88 GPIA2012: 0.947 GPIA2013: 0.951 GPIA2014: 0.958 GPIA2015: 0.953 GPIA2016: 0.972 GPIA2017: 0.973 GPIA2018: 0.981 GPIA2019: 0.986 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 0.9865 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, adjusted gender in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, adjusted gender in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 0.9865 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7404 GPIA, in 1998.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 26th out of 34 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, adjusted gender in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1998 to 2019.
Year GPIA Change
1998 0.7404 GPIA
1999 0.7629 GPIA +3.0%
2000 0.7889 GPIA +3.4%
2001 0.8132 GPIA +3.1%
2002 0.8303 GPIA +2.1%
2003 0.8655 GPIA +4.2%
2004 0.8799 GPIA +1.7%
2012 0.9468 GPIA +7.6%
2013 0.951 GPIA +0.4%
2014 0.9583 GPIA +0.8%
2015 0.9534 GPIA -0.5%
2016 0.9723 GPIA +2.0%
2017 0.9731 GPIA +0.1%
2018 0.9807 GPIA +0.8%
2019 0.9865 GPIA +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7516 GPIA 0.7404 GPIA 0.7629 GPIA 2
2000s 0.8355 GPIA 0.7889 GPIA 0.8799 GPIA 5
2010s 0.9653 GPIA 0.9468 GPIA 0.9865 GPIA 8

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

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  3. 25 Saudi Arabia 1.05 GPIA compare
  4. 26 Rwanda 1.04 GPIA compare
  5. 27 Armenia 1.04 GPIA compare
  6. 28 Burundi 1.04 GPIA compare
  7. 29 Lesotho 1.04 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, adjusted gender in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, adjusted gender in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 0.9865 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, adjusted gender recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 0.9865 GPIA in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, adjusted gender recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7404 GPIA in 1998.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, adjusted gender?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 26th out of 34 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, adjusted gender rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 2,591 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/