Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9774 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9774 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
148th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9774 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6986 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa is 0.9774 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 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.9774 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6986 GPIA, in 1970.
That places UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 148th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6986 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.7011 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.7122 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.7215 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.7342 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.7397 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.7424 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.7599 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.7731 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.7774 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.7895 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.8017 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.8021 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.8008 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.8064 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.8096 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.8166 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.8289 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8101 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.8383 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8283 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8367 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8425 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8415 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8433 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8381 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8416 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8403 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8378 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8468 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8512 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8588 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8584 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8658 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8739 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8824 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8951 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9053 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9115 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9191 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9249 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9233 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.937 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9444 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9494 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9559 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9533 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9555 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.957 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9615 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.966 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9713 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9738 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9748 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9774 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.736 GPIA | 0.6986 GPIA | 0.7774 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8104 GPIA | 0.7895 GPIA | 0.8383 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8397 GPIA | 0.8283 GPIA | 0.8468 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8821 GPIA | 0.8512 GPIA | 0.9191 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9462 GPIA | 0.9233 GPIA | 0.9615 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9727 GPIA | 0.966 GPIA | 0.9774 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.39 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 40.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.9774 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9774 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6986 GPIA in 1970.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 148th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UIS: 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 UIS: 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