Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9772 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9772 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
152nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9772 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.7108 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 0.9772 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 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.9772 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7108 GPIA, in 1970.
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 152nd 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 UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7108 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.7132 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.7229 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.7311 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7425 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.7473 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.7496 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7654 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.7775 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.7814 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7927 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8041 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8045 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.8033 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.8085 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.8116 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.8182 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.8299 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.8119 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8389 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8293 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8373 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8429 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8421 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8438 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8389 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8423 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8412 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8388 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8474 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8516 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8589 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8585 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.866 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8738 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8828 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8947 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9039 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9107 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9187 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9244 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9225 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.936 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9432 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9489 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9548 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.953 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9553 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9565 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9618 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.966 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9711 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9736 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9746 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9772 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7442 GPIA | 0.7108 GPIA | 0.7814 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8123 GPIA | 0.7927 GPIA | 0.8389 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8404 GPIA | 0.8293 GPIA | 0.8474 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.882 GPIA | 0.8516 GPIA | 0.9187 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9456 GPIA | 0.9225 GPIA | 0.9618 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9725 GPIA | 0.966 GPIA | 0.9772 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.9772 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9772 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7108 GPIA in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 152nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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