Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa

UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9876 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.9876 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
111th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9876 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.8872 GPIA
in 1998
Years of data
27
1997–2023

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1997–2023

00.20.40.60.811997201020231997: 0.892 GPIA1998: 0.887 GPIA1999: 0.889 GPIA2000: 0.891 GPIA2001: 0.895 GPIA2002: 0.897 GPIA2003: 0.898 GPIA2004: 0.904 GPIA2005: 0.912 GPIA2006: 0.921 GPIA2007: 0.922 GPIA2008: 0.929 GPIA2009: 0.938 GPIA2010: 0.941 GPIA2011: 0.933 GPIA2012: 0.94 GPIA2013: 0.948 GPIA2014: 0.955 GPIA2015: 0.955 GPIA2016: 0.959 GPIA2017: 0.961 GPIA2018: 0.961 GPIA2019: 0.965 GPIA2020: 0.968 GPIA2021: 0.976 GPIA2022: 0.984 GPIA2023: 0.988 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa is 0.9876 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 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 UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 0.9876 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8872 GPIA, in 1998.

UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 111th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1997 to 2023.
Year GPIA Change
1997 0.8919 GPIA
1998 0.8872 GPIA -0.5%
1999 0.8889 GPIA +0.2%
2000 0.8907 GPIA +0.2%
2001 0.8955 GPIA +0.5%
2002 0.8974 GPIA +0.2%
2003 0.8984 GPIA +0.1%
2004 0.9043 GPIA +0.7%
2005 0.912 GPIA +0.8%
2006 0.9208 GPIA +1.0%
2007 0.9219 GPIA +0.1%
2008 0.9291 GPIA +0.8%
2009 0.9378 GPIA +0.9%
2010 0.9414 GPIA +0.4%
2011 0.9326 GPIA -0.9%
2012 0.9401 GPIA +0.8%
2013 0.9483 GPIA +0.9%
2014 0.9548 GPIA +0.7%
2015 0.9547 GPIA -0.0%
2016 0.9593 GPIA +0.5%
2017 0.9609 GPIA +0.2%
2018 0.9614 GPIA +0.0%
2019 0.965 GPIA +0.4%
2020 0.9685 GPIA +0.4%
2021 0.9756 GPIA +0.7%
2022 0.9843 GPIA +0.9%
2023 0.9876 GPIA +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8893 GPIA 0.8872 GPIA 0.8919 GPIA 3
2000s 0.9108 GPIA 0.8907 GPIA 0.9378 GPIA 10
2010s 0.9518 GPIA 0.9326 GPIA 0.965 GPIA 10
2020s 0.979 GPIA 0.9685 GPIA 0.9876 GPIA 4

Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa

  1. 108 Singapore 0.996 GPIA compare
  2. 109 Türkiye 0.9954 GPIA compare
  3. 110 Thailand 0.9952 GPIA compare
  4. 111 Jamaica 0.995 GPIA compare
  5. 112 Azerbaijan 0.9949 GPIA compare
  6. 113 Austria 0.9949 GPIA compare
  7. 114 Estonia 0.9948 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 420 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 0.9876 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.9876 GPIA in 2023.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8872 GPIA in 1998.
How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 111th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,306 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release