Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index was 0.9197 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.9197 GPI
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
32nd
of 45 groups
All-time high
0.9443 GPI
in 2012
All-time low
0.8869 GPI
in 1999
Years of data
21
1999–2019

Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1999–2019

00.20.40.60.811999200920191999: 0.887 GPI2000: 0.891 GPI2001: 0.893 GPI2002: 0.897 GPI2003: 0.9 GPI2004: 0.899 GPI2005: 0.899 GPI2006: 0.904 GPI2007: 0.903 GPI2008: 0.911 GPI2009: 0.919 GPI2010: 0.926 GPI2011: 0.935 GPI2012: 0.944 GPI2013: 0.929 GPI2014: 0.927 GPI2015: 0.926 GPI2016: 0.918 GPI2017: 0.917 GPI2018: 0.918 GPI2019: 0.92 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 0.9197 GPI for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 0.9443 GPI in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.8869 GPI, in 1999.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1999 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1999 0.8869 GPI
2000 0.8915 GPI +0.5%
2001 0.8931 GPI +0.2%
2002 0.8972 GPI +0.5%
2003 0.8999 GPI +0.3%
2004 0.8992 GPI -0.1%
2005 0.8993 GPI +0.0%
2006 0.9042 GPI +0.5%
2007 0.9032 GPI -0.1%
2008 0.9109 GPI +0.8%
2009 0.9191 GPI +0.9%
2010 0.9258 GPI +0.7%
2011 0.9348 GPI +1.0%
2012 0.9443 GPI +1.0%
2013 0.9286 GPI -1.7%
2014 0.9272 GPI -0.2%
2015 0.9258 GPI -0.1%
2016 0.9181 GPI -0.8%
2017 0.9174 GPI -0.1%
2018 0.9177 GPI +0.0%
2019 0.9197 GPI +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8869 GPI 0.8869 GPI 0.8869 GPI 1
2000s 0.9018 GPI 0.8915 GPI 0.9191 GPI 10
2010s 0.9259 GPI 0.9174 GPI 0.9443 GPI 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 0.9197 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.9443 GPI in 2012.
What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8869 GPI in 1999.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 3,033 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for upper secondary to the male total net enrolment rate for upper 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. For more information, consult the UIS website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/