Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 0.8621 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.8621 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
177th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.8621 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.6558 GPIA
in 1990
Years of data
52
1970–2021
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 0.8621 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 0.8621 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6558 GPIA, in 1990.
That places WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 177th 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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7396 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.7813 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 0.7266 GPIA | -7.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7551 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.7426 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.7281 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.7246 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.7195 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.7021 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.6934 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.6923 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6952 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.671 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6763 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6841 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.6745 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6758 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.674 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6737 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6765 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6558 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6617 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.678 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6809 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7266 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7268 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7362 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7419 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.7599 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7739 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7797 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7786 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7987 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7805 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.786 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7909 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8097 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8074 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7918 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7851 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7762 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7615 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7994 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8111 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8076 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.808 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8182 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8354 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8454 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8501 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8601 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8621 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7313 GPIA | 0.6934 GPIA | 0.7813 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6794 GPIA | 0.671 GPIA | 0.6952 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7142 GPIA | 0.6558 GPIA | 0.7739 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7908 GPIA | 0.7786 GPIA | 0.8097 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8113 GPIA | 0.7615 GPIA | 0.8501 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8611 GPIA | 0.8601 GPIA | 0.8621 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- 174 Benin 0.5931 GPIA compare
- 175 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.5923 GPIA compare
- 176 Iraq 0.5838 GPIA compare
- 177 Gabon 0.5778 GPIA compare
- 178 Papua New Guinea 0.5725 GPIA compare
- 179 Togo 0.5698 GPIA compare
- 180 Mauritania 0.566 GPIA compare
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 0.8621 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8621 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6558 GPIA in 1990.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 177th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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