Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 0.6995 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.6995 GPIA
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
209th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.6995 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.2091 GPIA
in 1972
Years of data
52
1970–2021
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 1970–2021
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: West and Central Africa is 0.6995 GPIA, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 0.6995 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2091 GPIA, in 1972.
That places UNICEF: West and Central Africa 209th 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 UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2167 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.2154 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2091 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2103 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2129 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2181 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2231 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.238 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2442 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2558 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2613 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2697 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2759 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2797 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2847 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.291 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.298 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3173 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2913 GPIA | -8.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2848 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.308 GPIA | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3315 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3574 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3811 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4113 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 0.44 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4739 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5068 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5408 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5777 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5822 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5745 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5714 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5654 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5778 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5818 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5811 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5849 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.577 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5755 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5831 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5812 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6037 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6001 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6072 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6279 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6392 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6393 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6561 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.677 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6858 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6995 GPIA | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2244 GPIA | 0.2091 GPIA | 0.2558 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2854 GPIA | 0.2613 GPIA | 0.3173 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4328 GPIA | 0.308 GPIA | 0.5777 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5772 GPIA | 0.5654 GPIA | 0.5849 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6215 GPIA | 0.5812 GPIA | 0.677 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6927 GPIA | 0.6858 GPIA | 0.6995 GPIA | 2 |
More education data for UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.92 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9224 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5411 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.20 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 0.6995 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6995 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2091 GPIA in 1972.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 209th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: West and Central 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