Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9659 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9659 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
170th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9659 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.7054 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 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: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) is 0.9659 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 0.9659 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7054 GPIA, in 1970.
That places ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 170th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7054 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.7063 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.7149 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.7223 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7314 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.7332 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.7324 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7442 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.7537 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.7549 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.762 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.7724 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7734 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7629 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7605 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7745 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.795 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8092 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.7961 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8192 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.8141 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.8226 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.829 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.8291 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8311 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8308 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.835 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8347 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8331 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8404 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8404 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8446 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8396 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8467 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8517 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8602 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8688 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8738 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8831 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8917 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8981 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8985 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9136 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9218 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9268 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9322 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9324 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9368 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9399 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9456 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9518 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9564 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9605 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9631 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9659 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7299 GPIA | 0.7054 GPIA | 0.7549 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7825 GPIA | 0.7605 GPIA | 0.8192 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.83 GPIA | 0.8141 GPIA | 0.8404 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8601 GPIA | 0.8396 GPIA | 0.8917 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9246 GPIA | 0.8981 GPIA | 0.9456 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9596 GPIA | 0.9518 GPIA | 0.9659 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- 167 Georgia 0.9733 GPIA compare
- 168 Hong Kong, China 0.9717 GPIA compare
- 169 Indonesia 0.9708 GPIA compare
- 170 Solomon Islands 0.9708 GPIA compare
- 171 Germany 0.9693 GPIA compare
- 172 Zimbabwe 0.9678 GPIA compare
- 173 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9675 GPIA compare
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.89 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.51 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 0.9659 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: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9659 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7054 GPIA in 1970.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 170th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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