Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9878 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9878 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
100th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9878 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.7946 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa stood at 0.9878 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 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 0.9878 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7946 GPIA, in 1970.
That places UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 100th 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 UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7946 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.7958 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.7983 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.8021 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.8092 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.8154 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8124 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8199 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.8328 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.8365 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.8478 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.863 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.8672 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.8688 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.8754 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.8849 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8915 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.888 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.8849 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.898 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.904 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9084 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.9091 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9111 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9129 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9027 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8943 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8889 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8848 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8882 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8916 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8992 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9014 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9063 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9152 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.925 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9362 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9384 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9424 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9501 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9516 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9374 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9446 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9523 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9583 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9578 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9647 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9653 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9638 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.968 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9702 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9761 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9832 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9868 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9878 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8117 GPIA | 0.7946 GPIA | 0.8365 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8769 GPIA | 0.8478 GPIA | 0.898 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9004 GPIA | 0.8848 GPIA | 0.9129 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9206 GPIA | 0.8916 GPIA | 0.9501 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9564 GPIA | 0.9374 GPIA | 0.968 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9808 GPIA | 0.9702 GPIA | 0.9878 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 0.9878 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9878 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7946 GPIA in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 100th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern 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