Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.9619 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 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 is 0.9619 GPI, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 0.9619 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8461 GPI, in 1996.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 32nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.8565 GPI | — |
| 1995 | 0.8627 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8461 GPI | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8671 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8736 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8811 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8876 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8956 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8954 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9074 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9117 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9153 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9186 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9236 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9273 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.93 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9315 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9295 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9371 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9424 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9467 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9584 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9584 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9586 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9597 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9619 GPI | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8645 GPI | 0.8461 GPI | 0.8811 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9113 GPI | 0.8876 GPI | 0.93 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9484 GPI | 0.9295 GPI | 0.9619 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
More reference data data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.67 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.07 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.92 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.59 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.96 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.17 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.633 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.07 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 864,804 number (2019)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 0.9619 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9619 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8461 GPI in 1996.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 32nd 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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, 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.