Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9808 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9808 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
132nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9808 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.7579 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 0.9808 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 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 0.9808 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7579 GPIA, in 1971.
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 132nd 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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7593 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.7579 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.7655 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7712 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.7836 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.7895 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.789 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7984 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.81 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.8155 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.8276 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.8426 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.8474 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.8505 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.8578 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.8506 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.8561 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8756 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8664 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8787 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8847 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.8889 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8908 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8947 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8923 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8743 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8709 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8707 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8703 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8892 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8889 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8922 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.89 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8945 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9024 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9114 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9214 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9238 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9294 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9381 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9406 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9278 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.935 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9446 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9497 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9605 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9639 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9618 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9578 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9618 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9643 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9703 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9765 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9799 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9808 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.784 GPIA | 0.7579 GPIA | 0.8155 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8553 GPIA | 0.8276 GPIA | 0.8787 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8827 GPIA | 0.8703 GPIA | 0.8947 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9092 GPIA | 0.8889 GPIA | 0.9381 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9503 GPIA | 0.9278 GPIA | 0.9639 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9744 GPIA | 0.9643 GPIA | 0.9808 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 0.9808 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9808 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7579 GPIA in 1971.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 132nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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