Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.971 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.971 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
151st
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.971 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6754 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 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 ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) is 0.971 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 0.971 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6754 GPIA, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 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 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6756 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6754 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6846 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.6928 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.7024 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.7044 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.7072 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.7198 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.7303 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7359 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.7439 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7557 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.7597 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7545 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7554 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7692 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7873 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.8002 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7897 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.8123 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.8118 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8203 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8296 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8317 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8335 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8385 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8348 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8443 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8476 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8578 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8603 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8653 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8618 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8682 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.873 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8796 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8864 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8909 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.898 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9048 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9099 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9094 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.923 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9298 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9346 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.939 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.939 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9429 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.946 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9514 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9568 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9609 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9648 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9674 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.971 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7028 GPIA | 0.6754 GPIA | 0.7359 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7728 GPIA | 0.7439 GPIA | 0.8123 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.835 GPIA | 0.8118 GPIA | 0.8578 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8788 GPIA | 0.8603 GPIA | 0.9048 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9325 GPIA | 0.9094 GPIA | 0.9514 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9642 GPIA | 0.9568 GPIA | 0.971 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- 148 Nicaragua 0.9867 GPIA compare
- 149 Kenya 0.9867 GPIA compare
- 150 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.985 GPIA compare
- 151 British Virgin Islands 0.9847 GPIA compare
- 152 Kazakhstan 0.9846 GPIA compare
- 153 Comoros 0.9839 GPIA compare
- 154 Armenia 0.9825 GPIA compare
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 0.971 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.971 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6754 GPIA in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 151st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 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