Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 0.7169 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.7169 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
203rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.7169 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.4055 GPIA
in 1989
Years of data
52
1970–2021
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 0.7169 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 0.7169 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4055 GPIA, in 1989.
That places GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 203rd out of 221 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.593 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6185 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5665 GPIA | -8.4% |
| 1973 | 0.5741 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.5541 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.5371 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.522 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5046 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.4817 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4604 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4513 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4408 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4299 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4269 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.4303 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.4217 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4224 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4353 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.414 GPIA | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4055 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4166 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.4267 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4437 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4577 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4776 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4944 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5159 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5366 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5605 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5857 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5935 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5881 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5975 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5846 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5975 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6027 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6153 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6134 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6067 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6174 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6188 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6062 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6331 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6449 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6482 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6574 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6712 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6775 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6882 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7009 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7073 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7169 GPIA | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5412 GPIA | 0.4604 GPIA | 0.6185 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4278 GPIA | 0.4055 GPIA | 0.4513 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4915 GPIA | 0.4166 GPIA | 0.5857 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6017 GPIA | 0.5846 GPIA | 0.6174 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6547 GPIA | 0.6062 GPIA | 0.7009 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7121 GPIA | 0.7073 GPIA | 0.7169 GPIA | 2 |
More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 0.7169 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7169 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4055 GPIA in 1989.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 203rd out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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