Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9723 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 0.9723 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 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 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 0.9723 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8689 GPIA, in 1998.
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 163rd 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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.8698 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.8689 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8836 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8824 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8838 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8822 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8835 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8887 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8959 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9041 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9055 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9143 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9236 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9284 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9206 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9278 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9378 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9421 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9513 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9529 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9519 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9497 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9529 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.956 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9623 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9694 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9723 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8741 GPIA | 0.8689 GPIA | 0.8836 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8964 GPIA | 0.8822 GPIA | 0.9236 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9416 GPIA | 0.9206 GPIA | 0.9529 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.965 GPIA | 0.956 GPIA | 0.9723 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 0.9723 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9723 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8689 GPIA in 1998.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 163rd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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