Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 0.941 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.941 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
157th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.941 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.5031 GPIA
in 1978
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) is 0.941 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 0.941 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5031 GPIA, in 1978.
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 157th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5586 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.5746 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.5508 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.5557 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.5472 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.5394 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5332 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.5116 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5031 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.5134 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.5154 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.5189 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.5183 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5253 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5271 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.5408 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.5163 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5166 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.5439 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5591 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.5717 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.598 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6179 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.6301 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6587 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6714 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.6887 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7025 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7251 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7473 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7578 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7683 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7859 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.794 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7889 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8091 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8296 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8096 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8518 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8473 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8445 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8306 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8401 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8463 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8448 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8644 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8879 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8889 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9097 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9178 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9117 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9182 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9306 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9302 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.941 GPIA | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5388 GPIA | 0.5031 GPIA | 0.5746 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5282 GPIA | 0.5154 GPIA | 0.5591 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6611 GPIA | 0.5717 GPIA | 0.7473 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8042 GPIA | 0.7578 GPIA | 0.8518 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8675 GPIA | 0.8306 GPIA | 0.9178 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9263 GPIA | 0.9117 GPIA | 0.941 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- 154 Côte d'Ivoire 0.8937 GPIA compare
- 155 Republic of Korea 0.8915 GPIA compare
- 156 Ukraine 0.8539 GPIA compare
- 157 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.8225 GPIA compare
- 158 Mozambique 0.8098 GPIA compare
- 159 Rwanda 0.8043 GPIA compare
- 160 Kenya 0.7935 GPIA compare
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 0.941 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.941 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5031 GPIA in 1978.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 157th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 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