Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9767 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9767 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
155th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9767 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.836 GPIA
in 1998
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 0.9767 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.9767 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.836 GPIA, in 1998.
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 155th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.8384 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.836 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8424 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8432 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8486 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8455 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8515 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8587 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8678 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8772 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8841 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.894 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9024 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9097 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9103 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9253 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9335 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9374 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9439 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.942 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9462 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9494 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9548 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9599 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9657 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9713 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9741 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9767 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8389 GPIA | 0.836 GPIA | 0.8424 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8673 GPIA | 0.8432 GPIA | 0.9024 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9353 GPIA | 0.9097 GPIA | 0.9548 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9695 GPIA | 0.9599 GPIA | 0.9767 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- 152 Russian Federation 0.9804 GPIA compare
- 153 Barbados 0.9803 GPIA compare
- 154 Uzbekistan 0.979 GPIA compare
- 155 Cuba 0.979 GPIA compare
- 156 British Virgin Islands 0.978 GPIA compare
- 157 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.9763 GPIA compare
- 158 Indonesia 0.9755 GPIA compare
More education data for MDG: 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 and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.9767 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9767 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.836 GPIA in 1998.
- How does MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 155th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Sub-saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release