Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Sub-saharan Africa
WB: 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.9767 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.836 GPIA, in 1998.
That places WB: 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.8385 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.836 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8424 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8433 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8487 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8456 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8516 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8587 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8679 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8773 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8841 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.894 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9024 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9098 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9104 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9253 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9335 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9375 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.944 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9421 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9463 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9495 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9549 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9599 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9658 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9713 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9742 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9767 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.839 GPIA | 0.836 GPIA | 0.8424 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8674 GPIA | 0.8433 GPIA | 0.9024 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9353 GPIA | 0.9098 GPIA | 0.9549 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9696 GPIA | 0.9599 GPIA | 0.9767 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.55 % 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: 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 WB: 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.836 GPIA in 1998.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- WB: 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 WB: 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 WB: 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