Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9769 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9769 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
154th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9769 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.7112 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) is 0.9769 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 0.9769 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7112 GPIA, in 1970.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 154th 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: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7112 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.7136 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.7234 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.7316 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7429 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.7477 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.7498 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7659 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.778 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.7818 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7932 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.8046 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8049 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8036 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.8088 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.8119 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.8185 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.8303 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.8122 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8392 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8296 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8376 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8431 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8423 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8439 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8389 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8423 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.841 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8385 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.847 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8512 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8586 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8581 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8656 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8734 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8823 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8943 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9035 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9103 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9184 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9241 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9222 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9357 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.943 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9486 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9546 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9527 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.955 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9562 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9615 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9659 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.971 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9735 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9745 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9769 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7446 GPIA | 0.7112 GPIA | 0.7818 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8127 GPIA | 0.7932 GPIA | 0.8392 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8404 GPIA | 0.8296 GPIA | 0.847 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8816 GPIA | 0.8512 GPIA | 0.9184 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9454 GPIA | 0.9222 GPIA | 0.9615 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9724 GPIA | 0.9659 GPIA | 0.9769 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 38.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7473 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 0.9769 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9769 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7112 GPIA in 1970.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 154th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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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February 2026 Data Release