Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.9557 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 0.9557 GPI, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 0.9557 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8368 GPI, in 1996.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.85 GPI | — |
| 1995 | 0.8555 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8368 GPI | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8597 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.867 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.875 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8813 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8884 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8882 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9009 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9045 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9071 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9105 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9174 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9226 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9262 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9265 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.924 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9317 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9392 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9467 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9503 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9535 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9526 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.954 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9557 GPI | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8573 GPI | 0.8368 GPI | 0.875 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9047 GPI | 0.8813 GPI | 0.9262 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9434 GPI | 0.924 GPI | 0.9557 GPI | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 0.9557 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9557 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8368 GPI in 1996.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 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 (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary to male gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A 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.