Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9765 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UIS: 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa is 0.9765 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.9765 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8363 GPIA, in 1998.
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 157th 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.8389 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.8363 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.843 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8439 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8496 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.845 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8509 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8584 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8672 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8771 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8849 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8943 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.903 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9103 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9109 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9263 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9345 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9378 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9447 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9422 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9461 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9496 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9541 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9594 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9654 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.971 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9739 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9765 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8394 GPIA | 0.8363 GPIA | 0.843 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8674 GPIA | 0.8439 GPIA | 0.903 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9357 GPIA | 0.9103 GPIA | 0.9541 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9692 GPIA | 0.9594 GPIA | 0.9765 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- 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
- 159 Kenya 0.9741 GPIA compare
- 160 Niue 0.9727 GPIA compare
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.9765 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9765 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8363 GPIA in 1998.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 157th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in UIS: 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 UIS: 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