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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9928 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9928 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
30th
of 43 groups
All-time high
0.9928 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.6139 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

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

00.20.40.60.81197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 0.9928 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 0.9928 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6139 GPIA, in 1970.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 30th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970 to 2019.
Year GPIA Change
1970 0.6139 GPIA
1971 0.6161 GPIA +0.4%
1972 0.616 GPIA -0.0%
1973 0.6211 GPIA +0.8%
1974 0.6402 GPIA +3.1%
1975 0.6529 GPIA +2.0%
1976 0.6761 GPIA +3.6%
1977 0.6974 GPIA +3.1%
1978 0.6839 GPIA -1.9%
1979 0.6891 GPIA +0.8%
1980 0.6806 GPIA -1.2%
1981 0.6599 GPIA -3.0%
1982 0.6922 GPIA +4.9%
1983 0.6965 GPIA +0.6%
1984 0.7162 GPIA +2.8%
1985 0.6828 GPIA -4.7%
1986 0.7106 GPIA +4.1%
1987 0.7171 GPIA +0.9%
1988 0.7114 GPIA -0.8%
1989 0.7222 GPIA +1.5%
1990 0.7376 GPIA +2.1%
1991 0.7406 GPIA +0.4%
1992 0.7359 GPIA -0.6%
1993 0.7435 GPIA +1.0%
1994 0.7447 GPIA +0.2%
1995 0.7492 GPIA +0.6%
1996 0.7608 GPIA +1.6%
1997 0.7744 GPIA +1.8%
1998 0.7824 GPIA +1.0%
1999 0.8051 GPIA +2.9%
2000 0.8261 GPIA +2.6%
2001 0.8481 GPIA +2.7%
2002 0.8615 GPIA +1.6%
2003 0.8895 GPIA +3.2%
2004 0.9012 GPIA +1.3%
2005 0.9132 GPIA +1.3%
2006 0.9257 GPIA +1.4%
2007 0.9385 GPIA +1.4%
2008 0.9255 GPIA -1.4%
2009 0.9544 GPIA +3.1%
2010 0.9329 GPIA -2.2%
2011 0.9735 GPIA +4.3%
2012 0.9752 GPIA +0.2%
2013 0.985 GPIA +1.0%
2014 0.9812 GPIA -0.4%
2015 0.9643 GPIA -1.7%
2016 0.9822 GPIA +1.9%
2017 0.9827 GPIA +0.1%
2018 0.9885 GPIA +0.6%
2019 0.9928 GPIA +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.6507 GPIA 0.6139 GPIA 0.6974 GPIA 10
1980s 0.6989 GPIA 0.6599 GPIA 0.7222 GPIA 10
1990s 0.7574 GPIA 0.7359 GPIA 0.8051 GPIA 10
2000s 0.8984 GPIA 0.8261 GPIA 0.9544 GPIA 10
2010s 0.9758 GPIA 0.9329 GPIA 0.9928 GPIA 10

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

  1. 27 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.05 GPIA compare
  2. 28 Central African Republic 1.04 GPIA compare
  3. 29 Rwanda 1.04 GPIA compare
  4. 30 Armenia 1.04 GPIA compare
  5. 31 Burundi 1.04 GPIA compare
  6. 31 India 1.04 GPIA compare
  7. 33 Lesotho 1.04 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 229 places →

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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?
Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 0.9928 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?
The highest recorded value was 0.9928 GPIA in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6139 GPIA in 1970.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 30th 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?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 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/