Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9722 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 0.9722 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.9722 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7718 GPIA, in 2003.
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 150th 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.8323 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.8285 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8224 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8039 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7992 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.774 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7718 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7781 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7894 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7874 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7838 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8102 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8268 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8446 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.855 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8777 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8906 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.888 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8979 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8954 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9067 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.919 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9234 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9319 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9411 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9597 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9699 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9722 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8277 GPIA | 0.8224 GPIA | 0.8323 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.7925 GPIA | 0.7718 GPIA | 0.8268 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8898 GPIA | 0.8446 GPIA | 0.9234 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9549 GPIA | 0.9319 GPIA | 0.9722 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.9722 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9722 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7718 GPIA in 2003.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 150th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: 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