Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9878 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9878 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
37th
of 43 groups
All-time high
0.9878 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.5289 GPIA
in 1972
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1970–2019

00.20.40.60.81197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) recorded 0.9878 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 0.9878 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5289 GPIA, in 1972.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1970 to 2019.
Year GPIA Change
1970 0.5308 GPIA
1971 0.5314 GPIA +0.1%
1972 0.5289 GPIA -0.5%
1973 0.5374 GPIA +1.6%
1974 0.5513 GPIA +2.6%
1975 0.5678 GPIA +3.0%
1976 0.6049 GPIA +6.5%
1977 0.6315 GPIA +4.4%
1978 0.6165 GPIA -2.4%
1979 0.6177 GPIA +0.2%
1980 0.6108 GPIA -1.1%
1981 0.5874 GPIA -3.8%
1982 0.6228 GPIA +6.0%
1983 0.6254 GPIA +0.4%
1984 0.6494 GPIA +3.8%
1985 0.6076 GPIA -6.4%
1986 0.639 GPIA +5.2%
1987 0.6475 GPIA +1.3%
1988 0.6396 GPIA -1.2%
1989 0.6535 GPIA +2.2%
1990 0.6723 GPIA +2.9%
1991 0.6772 GPIA +0.7%
1992 0.6703 GPIA -1.0%
1993 0.6751 GPIA +0.7%
1994 0.6755 GPIA +0.1%
1995 0.6866 GPIA +1.7%
1996 0.7029 GPIA +2.4%
1997 0.7162 GPIA +1.9%
1998 0.7315 GPIA +2.1%
1999 0.7539 GPIA +3.1%
2000 0.7818 GPIA +3.7%
2001 0.8088 GPIA +3.5%
2002 0.8264 GPIA +2.2%
2003 0.8628 GPIA +4.4%
2004 0.8795 GPIA +1.9%
2005 0.894 GPIA +1.6%
2006 0.9106 GPIA +1.9%
2007 0.9273 GPIA +1.8%
2008 0.9083 GPIA -2.1%
2009 0.9341 GPIA +2.8%
2010 0.9103 GPIA -2.6%
2011 0.9524 GPIA +4.6%
2012 0.9451 GPIA -0.8%
2013 0.9503 GPIA +0.6%
2014 0.9572 GPIA +0.7%
2015 0.9581 GPIA +0.1%
2016 0.9728 GPIA +1.5%
2017 0.9739 GPIA +0.1%
2018 0.9817 GPIA +0.8%
2019 0.9878 GPIA +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.5718 GPIA 0.5289 GPIA 0.6315 GPIA 10
1980s 0.6283 GPIA 0.5874 GPIA 0.6535 GPIA 10
1990s 0.6962 GPIA 0.6703 GPIA 0.7539 GPIA 10
2000s 0.8734 GPIA 0.7818 GPIA 0.9341 GPIA 10
2010s 0.9589 GPIA 0.9103 GPIA 0.9878 GPIA 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 0.9878 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
The highest recorded value was 0.9878 GPIA in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5289 GPIA in 1972.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
229 places, 6,886 data points, 1970–2020
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/