Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 0.7793 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.7793 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
195th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.7793 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.4108 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
52
1970–2021
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 0.7793 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.7793 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4108 GPIA, in 1970.
That places SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 195th 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4108 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.4429 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 0.4113 GPIA | -7.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4291 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4328 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4354 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4388 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4399 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.435 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4301 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.433 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4347 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4342 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4403 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4509 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4501 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4567 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4747 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4614 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.4645 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4654 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4865 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5112 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5266 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5695 GPIA | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5857 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.6045 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6203 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6455 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6685 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6676 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6616 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6661 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6589 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6699 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6738 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6807 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6829 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6789 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6842 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.679 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.672 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6919 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6997 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7024 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7153 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7265 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7359 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7496 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7626 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7718 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7793 GPIA | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4306 GPIA | 0.4108 GPIA | 0.4429 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4501 GPIA | 0.433 GPIA | 0.4747 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5684 GPIA | 0.4654 GPIA | 0.6685 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6725 GPIA | 0.6589 GPIA | 0.6842 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7135 GPIA | 0.672 GPIA | 0.7626 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7756 GPIA | 0.7718 GPIA | 0.7793 GPIA | 2 |
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 191.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 97.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.7793 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7793 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4108 GPIA in 1970.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 195th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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