Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Sub-saharan Africa
WB: 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
149th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9772 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.711 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: 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.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.9772 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.711 GPIA, in 1970.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa 149th 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.711 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.7133 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.7229 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.7312 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7425 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.7474 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.7496 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7654 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.7776 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.7814 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7928 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8041 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8046 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 | 0.8374 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.843 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8422 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8439 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8389 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8424 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8413 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8389 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8475 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 | 0.8739 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8829 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8948 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 | 0.9226 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.936 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9432 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9489 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9549 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.953 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9553 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9565 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9619 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 | 0.711 GPIA | 0.7814 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8124 GPIA | 0.7928 GPIA | 0.8389 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8405 GPIA | 0.8293 GPIA | 0.8475 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.882 GPIA | 0.8516 GPIA | 0.9187 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9457 GPIA | 0.9226 GPIA | 0.9619 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9725 GPIA | 0.966 GPIA | 0.9772 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.55 % 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: 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 WB: 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.711 GPIA in 1970.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 149th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in WB: 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 WB: 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