Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 0.9092 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9092 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
165th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9092 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.7035 GPIA
in 1990
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa is 0.9092 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 0.9092 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7035 GPIA, in 1990.
That places UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 165th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7855 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.8321 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 0.7764 GPIA | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.809 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.7966 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.7842 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.7872 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.7791 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7575 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.7461 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7372 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.7404 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7166 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7179 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7315 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.7169 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7175 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7169 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7198 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7256 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7035 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7158 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.731 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.731 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7805 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7807 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7829 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7802 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7927 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8034 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8171 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8212 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8488 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8316 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8403 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8486 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8728 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8671 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8602 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8707 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8464 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8163 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8396 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8609 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8504 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8441 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8493 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8682 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8791 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8839 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8944 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8971 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9054 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9092 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7854 GPIA | 0.7461 GPIA | 0.8321 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.724 GPIA | 0.7166 GPIA | 0.7404 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7602 GPIA | 0.7035 GPIA | 0.8034 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8478 GPIA | 0.8171 GPIA | 0.8728 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8538 GPIA | 0.8163 GPIA | 0.8839 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9015 GPIA | 0.8944 GPIA | 0.9092 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 0.9092 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9092 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7035 GPIA in 1990.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 165th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern 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