Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9742 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 0.9742 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.9742 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7753 GPIA, in 2003.
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 144th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.823 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.8202 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8146 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7972 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7931 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.777 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7753 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7811 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.792 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7908 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7858 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8124 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8258 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8436 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8553 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8773 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8905 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8882 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8982 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8962 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9085 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9201 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.926 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9352 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9441 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9621 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9721 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9742 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8193 GPIA | 0.8146 GPIA | 0.823 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.793 GPIA | 0.7753 GPIA | 0.8258 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8904 GPIA | 0.8436 GPIA | 0.926 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9575 GPIA | 0.9352 GPIA | 0.9742 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.9742 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9742 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7753 GPIA in 2003.
- How does MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 144th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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