Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 0.7801 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.7801 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
194th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.7801 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.4115 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
52
1970–2021
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 0.7801 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.7801 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4115 GPIA, in 1970.
That places UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 194th 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4115 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.4437 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 0.4119 GPIA | -7.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4297 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4333 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4359 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4393 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4404 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4355 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4307 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4337 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4355 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4351 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4414 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4521 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4514 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4586 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.4769 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4633 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4663 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4673 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.488 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.5128 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5287 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5715 GPIA | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5877 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.6067 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6229 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.648 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6712 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6699 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6635 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6673 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6602 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.671 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6748 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6817 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.684 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6798 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6852 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.68 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.673 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6931 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7008 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7035 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7162 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7275 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7369 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7504 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7634 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7726 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7801 GPIA | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4312 GPIA | 0.4115 GPIA | 0.4437 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4514 GPIA | 0.4337 GPIA | 0.4769 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5705 GPIA | 0.4673 GPIA | 0.6712 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6737 GPIA | 0.6602 GPIA | 0.6852 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7145 GPIA | 0.673 GPIA | 0.7634 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7763 GPIA | 0.7726 GPIA | 0.7801 GPIA | 2 |
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.7801 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7801 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4115 GPIA in 1970.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 194th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: 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