Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.23 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.23 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
40th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.23 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.7352 GPIA
in 1990
Years of data
46
1979–2024
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) stood at 1.23 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 1.23 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7352 GPIA, in 1990.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 40th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.743 GPIA | — |
| 1980 | 0.7372 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.7527 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7618 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7752 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.7657 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.7658 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7669 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7671 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7601 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.7664 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7352 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7711 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 0.789 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7732 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8527 GPIA | +10.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8345 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.836 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8256 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8442 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8694 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8936 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9265 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9556 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9669 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9899 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.09 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 1.12 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.15 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.16 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.17 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.2 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.2 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.22 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.23 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.23 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.743 GPIA | 0.743 GPIA | 0.743 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.7619 GPIA | 0.7372 GPIA | 0.7752 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8131 GPIA | 0.7352 GPIA | 0.8694 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.986 GPIA | 0.8936 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 37 Botswana 1.39 GPIA compare
- 38 Malta 1.38 GPIA compare
- 39 New Zealand 1.38 GPIA compare
- 40 Palestine, State of 1.38 GPIA compare
- 41 Panama 1.37 GPIA compare
- 42 British Virgin Islands 1.37 GPIA compare
- 43 Puerto Rico 1.37 GPIA compare
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8034 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6859 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 1.23 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7352 GPIA in 1990.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 40th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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