Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 0.9066 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 0.9066 GPI. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.9066 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7735 GPI, in 2003.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 40th 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, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.8221 GPI | — |
| 1998 | 0.8163 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8114 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7946 GPI | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7909 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7749 GPI | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7735 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.779 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7897 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7879 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7827 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8095 GPI | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.823 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8411 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8524 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8737 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8864 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8841 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8932 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8929 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9066 GPI | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8166 GPI | 0.8114 GPI | 0.8221 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.7906 GPI | 0.7735 GPI | 0.823 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8811 GPI | 0.8411 GPI | 0.9066 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (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)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9738 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.80 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.9066 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9066 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7735 GPI in 2003.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 40th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.