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Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)

ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9868 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.9868 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
107th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9868 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.886 GPIA
in 1973
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) stood at 0.9868 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 0.9868 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.886 GPIA, in 1973.

ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 107th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year

Year GPIA Change
1970 0.8944 GPIA —
1971 0.8933 GPIA -0.1%
1972 0.8912 GPIA -0.2%
1973 0.886 GPIA -0.6%
1974 0.8887 GPIA +0.3%
1975 0.8939 GPIA +0.6%
1976 0.8891 GPIA -0.5%
1977 0.891 GPIA +0.2%
1978 0.8916 GPIA +0.1%
1979 0.892 GPIA +0.0%
1980 0.9021 GPIA +1.1%
1981 0.931 GPIA +3.2%
1982 0.9376 GPIA +0.7%
1983 0.9372 GPIA -0.0%
1984 0.9361 GPIA -0.1%
1985 0.9386 GPIA +0.3%
1986 0.9404 GPIA +0.2%
1987 0.9409 GPIA +0.1%
1988 0.9395 GPIA -0.2%
1989 0.952 GPIA +1.3%
1990 0.9576 GPIA +0.6%
1991 0.9538 GPIA -0.4%
1992 0.9488 GPIA -0.5%
1993 0.9417 GPIA -0.7%
1994 0.9375 GPIA -0.4%
1995 0.936 GPIA -0.2%
1996 0.9352 GPIA -0.1%
1997 0.9354 GPIA +0.0%
1998 0.9312 GPIA -0.4%
1999 0.9293 GPIA -0.2%
2000 0.9215 GPIA -0.8%
2001 0.9261 GPIA +0.5%
2002 0.9278 GPIA +0.2%
2003 0.9328 GPIA +0.5%
2004 0.9371 GPIA +0.5%
2005 0.9373 GPIA +0.0%
2006 0.9433 GPIA +0.6%
2007 0.9392 GPIA -0.4%
2008 0.9403 GPIA +0.1%
2009 0.9416 GPIA +0.1%
2010 0.9374 GPIA -0.5%
2011 0.8951 GPIA -4.5%
2012 0.9092 GPIA +1.6%
2013 0.9216 GPIA +1.4%
2014 0.9366 GPIA +1.6%
2015 0.9429 GPIA +0.7%
2016 0.9586 GPIA +1.7%
2017 0.9633 GPIA +0.5%
2018 0.962 GPIA -0.1%
2019 0.9689 GPIA +0.7%
2020 0.9723 GPIA +0.4%
2021 0.9761 GPIA +0.4%
2022 0.9804 GPIA +0.4%
2023 0.9856 GPIA +0.5%
2024 0.9868 GPIA +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.8911 GPIA 0.886 GPIA 0.8944 GPIA 10
1980s 0.9355 GPIA 0.9021 GPIA 0.952 GPIA 10
1990s 0.9407 GPIA 0.9293 GPIA 0.9576 GPIA 10
2000s 0.9347 GPIA 0.9215 GPIA 0.9433 GPIA 10
2010s 0.9396 GPIA 0.8951 GPIA 0.9689 GPIA 10
2020s 0.9802 GPIA 0.9723 GPIA 0.9868 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)

  1. 104 Denmark 0.9973 GPIA compare
  2. 105 Poland 0.9971 GPIA compare
  3. 106 Singapore 0.997 GPIA compare
  4. 107 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9969 GPIA compare
  5. 108 Equatorial Guinea 0.9968 GPIA compare
  6. 109 Czechia 0.9966 GPIA compare
  7. 110 Greece 0.9966 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 435 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 0.9868 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
The highest recorded value was 0.9868 GPIA in 2024.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.886 GPIA in 1973.
How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 107th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
435 places, 17,336 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release