School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9711 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 0.9711 GPI for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 0.9711 GPI in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.589 GPI, in 1971.
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 51 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5897 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.589 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.5967 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.6059 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.613 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.6225 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6357 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6492 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6603 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6814 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.6944 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.7078 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.7191 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.7309 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7439 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7564 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.7667 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.7745 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7791 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7917 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8041 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.8148 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8287 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8384 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8431 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8571 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8473 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8691 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8787 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8894 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8982 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9062 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9125 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9193 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9251 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9303 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9344 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9423 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.94 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.939 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9406 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9398 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9462 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9512 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9575 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.962 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.961 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.961 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9655 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9672 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9711 GPI | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6243 GPI | 0.589 GPI | 0.6814 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7465 GPI | 0.6944 GPI | 0.7917 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8471 GPI | 0.8041 GPI | 0.8894 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9247 GPI | 0.8982 GPI | 0.9423 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9552 GPI | 0.9398 GPI | 0.9672 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9711 GPI | 0.9711 GPI | 0.9711 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 0.9711 GPI in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9711 GPI in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.589 GPI in 1971.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 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 data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.