Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Sub-saharan Africa
WB: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9744 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 0.9744 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.9744 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7757 GPIA, in 2003.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa 141st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.8231 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.8205 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8146 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7973 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7933 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7771 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7757 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7812 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7922 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7909 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7858 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8125 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8259 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8437 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8554 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8774 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8906 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8883 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8982 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8963 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9086 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9202 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.926 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9352 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9442 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9623 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9722 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9744 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8194 GPIA | 0.8146 GPIA | 0.8231 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.7932 GPIA | 0.7757 GPIA | 0.8259 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8905 GPIA | 0.8437 GPIA | 0.926 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9577 GPIA | 0.9352 GPIA | 0.9744 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.55 % 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.9744 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: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9744 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7757 GPIA in 2003.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 141st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in WB: 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 WB: 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