Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9706 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9706 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
172nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9708 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.6064 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Western and Central, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Western and Central stood at 0.9706 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.9708 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6064 GPIA, in 1970.
That places WB: Africa Western and Central 172nd 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 WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6064 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6236 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.6395 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.6535 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.659 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6603 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.6669 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7009 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.721 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.7259 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7365 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7447 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7428 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7368 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.74 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7572 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7614 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7619 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7307 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7765 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7487 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.7603 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7741 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7681 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7754 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.7855 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7959 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7933 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7896 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7865 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7977 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8093 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.811 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8212 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8289 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8368 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8509 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.868 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8743 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8822 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8942 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9122 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9364 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9462 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.944 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.933 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9426 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9526 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9602 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9673 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9708 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9678 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9653 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9706 GPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6657 GPIA | 0.6064 GPIA | 0.7259 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7489 GPIA | 0.7307 GPIA | 0.7765 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7777 GPIA | 0.7487 GPIA | 0.7959 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.838 GPIA | 0.7977 GPIA | 0.8822 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9361 GPIA | 0.8942 GPIA | 0.9602 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9684 GPIA | 0.9653 GPIA | 0.9708 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Western and Central
More education data for WB: Africa Western and Central
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.61 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.08 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Western and Central was 0.9706 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 Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9708 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6064 GPIA in 1970.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 172nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Western and Central 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