Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9859 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9859 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
121st
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9859 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.905 GPIA
in 1979
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) is 0.9859 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 0.9859 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.905 GPIA, in 1979.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 121st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9278 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.9282 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.9252 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.9173 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.9167 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.9193 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.9133 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.9129 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.91 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.905 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.9084 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.9365 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.942 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.942 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9379 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.941 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9427 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9472 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.9438 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.9522 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.9663 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.9624 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9587 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9485 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9493 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9437 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.9446 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9433 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9436 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9418 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9346 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9362 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9353 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9388 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.943 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9417 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9466 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9419 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9415 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9449 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9408 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9084 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9186 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9288 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9413 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9333 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9549 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9597 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9609 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9646 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9728 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9784 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9815 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9845 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9859 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9176 GPIA | 0.905 GPIA | 0.9282 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9394 GPIA | 0.9084 GPIA | 0.9522 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9502 GPIA | 0.9418 GPIA | 0.9663 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9405 GPIA | 0.9346 GPIA | 0.9466 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9411 GPIA | 0.9084 GPIA | 0.9646 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9806 GPIA | 0.9728 GPIA | 0.9859 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 118 San Marino 0.999 GPIA compare
- 119 Namibia 0.9989 GPIA compare
- 120 Guatemala 0.9984 GPIA compare
- 121 South Africa 0.9979 GPIA compare
- 122 Gabon 0.9977 GPIA compare
- 123 Republic of Moldova 0.9956 GPIA compare
- 124 Republic of Korea 0.9954 GPIA compare
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6859 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 0.9859 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9859 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.905 GPIA in 1979.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 121st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release