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
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1997–2023
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
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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February 2026 Data Release