Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9681 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) is 0.9681 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 0.9681 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8098 GPIA, in 2002.
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 153rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.8414 GPIA | — |
| 1996 | 0.8438 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8395 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8417 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8432 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8356 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8329 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8098 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8192 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8233 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8308 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8279 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8286 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8458 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8561 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8659 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.874 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8904 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9006 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9075 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9051 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9142 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9236 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9282 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9357 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9427 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9573 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9656 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9681 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8419 GPIA | 0.8395 GPIA | 0.8438 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.831 GPIA | 0.8098 GPIA | 0.8561 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9009 GPIA | 0.8659 GPIA | 0.9282 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9539 GPIA | 0.9357 GPIA | 0.9681 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.23 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 0.9681 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9681 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8098 GPIA in 2002.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 153rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 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