Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Western and Central, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Western and Central is 1.02 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6902 GPIA, in 2002.
That places WB: Africa Western and Central 48th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 Western and Central, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.7574 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.7547 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7233 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7285 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6902 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7114 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7331 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7601 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7556 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7503 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7817 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7946 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8125 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8173 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8572 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8722 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8644 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8831 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8859 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9091 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9278 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9419 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9552 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9655 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9909 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7561 GPIA | 0.7547 GPIA | 0.7574 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7429 GPIA | 0.6902 GPIA | 0.7946 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8771 GPIA | 0.8125 GPIA | 0.9419 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.988 GPIA | 0.9552 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Western and Central
- 45 Trinidad and Tobago 1.04 GPIA compare
- 46 Dominican Republic 1.03 GPIA compare
- 47 China 1.03 GPIA compare
- 48 Marshall Islands 1.03 GPIA compare
- 49 Kuwait 1.03 GPIA compare
- 50 Cape Verde 1.03 GPIA compare
- 51 India 1.03 GPIA compare
More education data for WB: Africa Western and Central
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.61 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.08 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Western and Central was 1.02 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6902 GPIA in 2002.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 48th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Western and Central 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