Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern

WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9415 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.9415 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
184th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9415 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.8094 GPIA
in 2007
Years of data
27
1997–2023

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1997–2023

00.20.40.60.811997201020231997: 0.868 GPIA1998: 0.862 GPIA1999: 0.853 GPIA2000: 0.847 GPIA2001: 0.838 GPIA2002: 0.84 GPIA2003: 0.823 GPIA2004: 0.816 GPIA2005: 0.815 GPIA2006: 0.815 GPIA2007: 0.809 GPIA2008: 0.834 GPIA2009: 0.848 GPIA2010: 0.867 GPIA2011: 0.884 GPIA2012: 0.892 GPIA2013: 0.905 GPIA2014: 0.907 GPIA2015: 0.91 GPIA2016: 0.904 GPIA2017: 0.908 GPIA2018: 0.914 GPIA2019: 0.914 GPIA2020: 0.92 GPIA2021: 0.928 GPIA2022: 0.941 GPIA2023: 0.941 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

WB: Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 0.9415 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 0.9415 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8094 GPIA, in 2007.

That places WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 184th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1997 to 2023.
Year GPIA Change
1997 0.8678 GPIA
1998 0.862 GPIA -0.7%
1999 0.8535 GPIA -1.0%
2000 0.8475 GPIA -0.7%
2001 0.8382 GPIA -1.1%
2002 0.8401 GPIA +0.2%
2003 0.8228 GPIA -2.1%
2004 0.8157 GPIA -0.9%
2005 0.8145 GPIA -0.1%
2006 0.815 GPIA +0.1%
2007 0.8094 GPIA -0.7%
2008 0.8336 GPIA +3.0%
2009 0.8484 GPIA +1.8%
2010 0.867 GPIA +2.2%
2011 0.8843 GPIA +2.0%
2012 0.8923 GPIA +0.9%
2013 0.9051 GPIA +1.4%
2014 0.9069 GPIA +0.2%
2015 0.9101 GPIA +0.4%
2016 0.904 GPIA -0.7%
2017 0.9081 GPIA +0.5%
2018 0.9143 GPIA +0.7%
2019 0.9138 GPIA -0.1%
2020 0.9203 GPIA +0.7%
2021 0.928 GPIA +0.8%
2022 0.9405 GPIA +1.4%
2023 0.9415 GPIA +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8611 GPIA 0.8535 GPIA 0.8678 GPIA 3
2000s 0.8285 GPIA 0.8094 GPIA 0.8484 GPIA 10
2010s 0.9006 GPIA 0.867 GPIA 0.9143 GPIA 10
2020s 0.9326 GPIA 0.9203 GPIA 0.9415 GPIA 4

Countries ranked near WB: Africa Eastern and Southern

  1. 181 Palau 0.9119 GPIA compare
  2. 182 Angola 0.9096 GPIA compare
  3. 183 Algeria 0.9013 GPIA compare
  4. 184 Cameroon 0.8991 GPIA compare
  5. 185 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.8981 GPIA compare
  6. 186 Togo 0.8731 GPIA compare
  7. 187 Papua New Guinea 0.871 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 0.9415 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
The highest recorded value was 0.9415 GPIA in 2023.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8094 GPIA in 2007.
How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 184th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,386 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release