Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9767 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa is 0.9767 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.9767 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8365 GPIA, in 1998.
That places SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 151st 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 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.839 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.8365 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8432 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8442 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8498 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8453 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8511 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8588 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8676 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8774 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8853 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8947 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9033 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9105 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9111 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9264 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9345 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9379 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9448 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9424 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9463 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9499 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9544 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9594 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9654 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9712 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9741 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9767 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8396 GPIA | 0.8365 GPIA | 0.8432 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8677 GPIA | 0.8442 GPIA | 0.9033 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9358 GPIA | 0.9105 GPIA | 0.9544 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9694 GPIA | 0.9594 GPIA | 0.9767 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- 148 Kazakhstan 0.9812 GPIA compare
- 149 Armenia 0.981 GPIA compare
- 150 Namibia 0.9808 GPIA compare
- 151 Philippines 0.9805 GPIA compare
- 152 Russian Federation 0.9804 GPIA compare
- 153 Barbados 0.9803 GPIA compare
- 154 Uzbekistan 0.979 GPIA compare
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 191.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 97.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: 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 SDG: 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8365 GPIA in 1998.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 151st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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