WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) vs Zambia: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
0.9597 GPIA
in 2023
Zambia
0.8562 GPIA
in 2013
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
179th
Zambia rank
178th

Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general over time

  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
  • Zambia
00.20.40.60.81197619992023

How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 0.9597 GPIA against 0.8562 GPIA in Zambia, a difference of 0.1035 GPIA.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1976 it was WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 179th and Zambia ranks 178th of 219 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7501 GPIA 0.5208 GPIA 0.2294 GPIA WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2000s 0.8185 GPIA 0.8177 GPIA 0.0008 GPIA WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2010s 0.8572 GPIA 0.8655 GPIA 0.0083 GPIA Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) or Zambia?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 0.9597 GPIA against 0.8562 GPIA in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general between WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) and Zambia?
0.1035 GPIA, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) and Zambia?
14 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2013.
How do WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) and Zambia rank globally for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 179th and Zambia ranks 178th of 219 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
411 places, 11,756 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release