Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 0.7941 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.7941 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
188th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.7941 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.5166 GPIA
in 1990
Years of data
52
1970–2021
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 0.7941 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.7941 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5166 GPIA, in 1990.
That places MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 188th 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 MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6354 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6616 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 0.6181 GPIA | -6.6% |
| 1973 | 0.6271 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.6141 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6041 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.5953 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5831 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5655 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5472 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5402 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.5317 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.522 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5228 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5286 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5218 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.523 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.537 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.5198 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5182 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5166 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5333 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5537 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5652 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6038 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6171 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.6335 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.647 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6698 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.692 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6942 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6889 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6958 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6837 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6965 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7014 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7138 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.714 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7064 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7131 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7091 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6944 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7171 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7263 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7249 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7344 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7453 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7541 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7671 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7788 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7873 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7941 GPIA | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6051 GPIA | 0.5472 GPIA | 0.6616 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5265 GPIA | 0.5182 GPIA | 0.5402 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6032 GPIA | 0.5166 GPIA | 0.692 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7008 GPIA | 0.6837 GPIA | 0.714 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7351 GPIA | 0.6944 GPIA | 0.7788 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7907 GPIA | 0.7873 GPIA | 0.7941 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- 185 Sierra Leone 0.4024 GPIA compare
- 186 Chad 0.3945 GPIA compare
- 187 Afghanistan 0.3809 GPIA compare
- 188 Haiti 0.3482 GPIA compare
- 189 Central African Republic 0.348 GPIA compare
More education data for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.7941 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7941 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5166 GPIA in 1990.
- How does MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 188th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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