Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth was 0.9893 ratio in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 0.9893 ratio for adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.9893 ratio in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8389 ratio, in 2000.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th of 27 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8389 ratio | — |
| 2001 | 0.8427 ratio | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8464 ratio | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8499 ratio | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8532 ratio | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8583 ratio | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8633 ratio | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8681 ratio | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8701 ratio | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8747 ratio | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8816 ratio | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8905 ratio | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9017 ratio | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9124 ratio | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9205 ratio | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9284 ratio | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9408 ratio | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9508 ratio | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9584 ratio | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9636 ratio | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9707 ratio | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9756 ratio | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9781 ratio | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9827 ratio | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9893 ratio | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8566 ratio | 0.8389 ratio | 0.8747 ratio | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9249 ratio | 0.8816 ratio | 0.9636 ratio | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9793 ratio | 0.9707 ratio | 0.9893 ratio | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 23 Costa Rica 1.04 ratio compare
- 24 El Salvador 1.04 ratio compare
- 25 Brazil 1.04 ratio compare
- 26 Madagascar 1.04 ratio compare
- 27 Liberia 1.04 ratio compare
- 28 Uruguay 1.04 ratio compare
- 29 Mexico 1.03 ratio compare
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.80 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9738 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.9893 ratio in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9893 ratio in 2024.
- What is the lowest adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8389 ratio in 2000.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth quintile and education level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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