Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9662 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9662 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
180th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9662 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.5988 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: West and Central Africa stood at 0.9662 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% 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: West and Central Africa peaked at 0.9662 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5988 GPIA, in 1970.
That places UNICEF: West and Central Africa 180th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5988 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6115 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.631 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.6449 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6561 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.657 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.6646 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6948 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 0.7123 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7191 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7302 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7395 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.7396 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7369 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7419 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7391 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7415 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7657 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7322 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7687 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7435 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7585 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7719 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7696 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7711 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7693 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7808 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7827 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7828 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7977 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8039 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8102 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.807 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8165 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8238 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8312 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8439 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8587 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8675 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.877 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8888 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9034 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9249 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.932 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9372 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9508 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9387 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9431 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9475 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9543 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9607 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9652 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9635 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9621 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9662 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.659 GPIA | 0.5988 GPIA | 0.7191 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7435 GPIA | 0.7302 GPIA | 0.7687 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7728 GPIA | 0.7435 GPIA | 0.7977 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.834 GPIA | 0.8039 GPIA | 0.877 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9321 GPIA | 0.8888 GPIA | 0.9543 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9636 GPIA | 0.9607 GPIA | 0.9662 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: West and Central Africa
More education data for UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.92 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9224 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5411 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.20 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 0.9662 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9662 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5988 GPIA in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 180th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central 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: West and Central 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