Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 0.665 GPIA in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
0.665 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
215th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.694 GPIA
in 1999
All-time low
0.2597 GPIA
in 1974
Years of data
47
1970–2016
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) recorded 0.665 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in 2016.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 0.694 GPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.2597 GPIA, in 1974.
That places ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 215th out of 221 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2908 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.2887 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.2737 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2661 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2597 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2602 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2734 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2841 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2844 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2924 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2961 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3043 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.3132 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.3152 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3199 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3247 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3336 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3621 GPIA | +8.6% |
| 1988 | 0.321 GPIA | -11.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3105 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3396 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3731 GPIA | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4051 GPIA | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4372 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4756 GPIA | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5137 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5562 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5976 GPIA | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6431 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 0.694 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6847 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.673 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6594 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6407 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6567 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6566 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6592 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6633 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6672 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6705 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6755 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6427 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.643 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6501 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6515 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6621 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.665 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2773 GPIA | 0.2597 GPIA | 0.2924 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3201 GPIA | 0.2961 GPIA | 0.3621 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5035 GPIA | 0.3396 GPIA | 0.694 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6631 GPIA | 0.6407 GPIA | 0.6847 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6557 GPIA | 0.6427 GPIA | 0.6755 GPIA | 7 |
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.58 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.2288 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.02 million (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 752,485 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 803,660 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.4456 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.5853 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9226 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.94 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 0.665 GPIA in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.694 GPIA in 1999.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2597 GPIA in 1974.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 215th out of 221 groups with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release