Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9661 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9661 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
167th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9661 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.7049 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 0.9661 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.9661 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7049 GPIA, in 1970.
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 167th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7049 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.7058 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.7144 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.7218 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7309 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.7328 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.732 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7436 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.7532 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.7544 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7614 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.7718 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7729 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7625 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7601 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7741 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7944 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8086 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.7956 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8187 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.8137 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.8223 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8287 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.8288 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8309 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8306 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8348 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8347 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8333 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8406 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8407 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8448 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8399 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8471 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8521 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8606 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8692 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8742 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8834 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.892 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8983 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8987 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9137 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9219 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9268 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9323 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9326 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.937 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9402 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9459 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9519 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9565 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9607 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9633 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9661 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7294 GPIA | 0.7049 GPIA | 0.7544 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.782 GPIA | 0.7601 GPIA | 0.8187 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8298 GPIA | 0.8137 GPIA | 0.8406 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8604 GPIA | 0.8399 GPIA | 0.892 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9247 GPIA | 0.8983 GPIA | 0.9459 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9597 GPIA | 0.9519 GPIA | 0.9661 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- 164 Liberia 0.9744 GPIA compare
- 165 Chile 0.9739 GPIA compare
- 166 United Arab Emirates 0.9737 GPIA compare
- 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
More education data for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 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)
- 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.9661 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9661 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7049 GPIA in 1970.
- How does MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 167th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in MDG: 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 MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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