Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and was 0.8412 ratio in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 0.8412 ratio for adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.8412 ratio in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7454 ratio, in 2003.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th of 20 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 participation rate in formal and in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.754 ratio | — |
| 2001 | 0.7489 ratio | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7478 ratio | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7454 ratio | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7464 ratio | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7492 ratio | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7485 ratio | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7531 ratio | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7561 ratio | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7563 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7578 ratio | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7621 ratio | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.781 ratio | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7966 ratio | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8054 ratio | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8133 ratio | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8212 ratio | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8126 ratio | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8112 ratio | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8131 ratio | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8175 ratio | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8246 ratio | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8341 ratio | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8377 ratio | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.8412 ratio | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7506 ratio | 0.7454 ratio | 0.7563 ratio | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7974 ratio | 0.7578 ratio | 0.8212 ratio | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.831 ratio | 0.8175 ratio | 0.8412 ratio | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
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 participation rate in formal and in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.8412 ratio in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8412 ratio in 2024.
- What is the lowest adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7454 ratio in 2003.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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 participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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