Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9776 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9776 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
146th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9776 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6979 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 0.9776 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.9776 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6979 GPIA, in 1970.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 146th 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6979 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.7005 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.7116 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.721 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.7337 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.7393 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.742 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.7593 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.7725 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.7769 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.789 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.8011 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.8017 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.8005 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.8061 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.8093 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.8162 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.8284 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8097 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.8379 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.828 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8363 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8422 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8414 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8432 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8381 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8417 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8405 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8381 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8471 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8515 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8591 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8588 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8662 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8743 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8829 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8955 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9056 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9119 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9195 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9252 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9236 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9373 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9445 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9496 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9561 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9536 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9557 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9573 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9618 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9661 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9713 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9739 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9749 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9776 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7355 GPIA | 0.6979 GPIA | 0.7769 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.81 GPIA | 0.789 GPIA | 0.8379 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8397 GPIA | 0.828 GPIA | 0.8471 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8825 GPIA | 0.8515 GPIA | 0.9195 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9465 GPIA | 0.9236 GPIA | 0.9618 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9727 GPIA | 0.9661 GPIA | 0.9776 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 191.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 97.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.9776 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9776 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6979 GPIA in 1970.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 146th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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