Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9735 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) recorded 0.9735 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 0.9735 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7752 GPIA, in 2003.
That places ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 147th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.8234 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.8203 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8147 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7973 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7931 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.777 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7752 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.781 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7919 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7907 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7857 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8122 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8258 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8437 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8555 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8776 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8905 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8884 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8983 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8961 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9083 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.92 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9256 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9348 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9436 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9615 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9713 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9735 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8195 GPIA | 0.8147 GPIA | 0.8234 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.793 GPIA | 0.7752 GPIA | 0.8258 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8904 GPIA | 0.8437 GPIA | 0.9256 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9569 GPIA | 0.9348 GPIA | 0.9735 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.51 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.62 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 38.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 0.9735 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9735 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7752 GPIA in 2003.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 147th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release