Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 0.9065 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 0.9065 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in 2018. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.9065 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7728 GPI, in 2003.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.8215 GPI | — |
| 1998 | 0.8156 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8107 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.794 GPI | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7903 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7741 GPI | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7728 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7783 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.789 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7873 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7822 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.809 GPI | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8226 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8407 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8522 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8734 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8862 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8839 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8931 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8927 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8999 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9065 GPI | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8159 GPI | 0.8107 GPI | 0.8215 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.7899 GPI | 0.7728 GPI | 0.8226 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.881 GPI | 0.8407 GPI | 0.9065 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.9065 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9065 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7728 GPI in 2003.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.