Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9652 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9652 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
173rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9652 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6904 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 0.9652 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 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 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.9652 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6904 GPIA, in 1970.
That places SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 173rd 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6904 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6915 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.7016 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.7103 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.7208 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.7234 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7229 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7359 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.7466 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7484 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7562 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7674 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.7687 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.758 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7557 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7703 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.7917 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.8065 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.793 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8172 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.812 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.821 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8277 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.8279 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8301 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8299 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8342 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8341 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8327 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8404 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8406 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.845 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8387 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8463 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8515 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8598 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8688 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8749 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.884 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8925 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8987 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8989 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9142 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9222 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9271 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9323 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9323 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9363 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9398 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9445 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9505 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9553 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9595 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9622 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9652 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7192 GPIA | 0.6904 GPIA | 0.7484 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7785 GPIA | 0.7557 GPIA | 0.8172 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.829 GPIA | 0.812 GPIA | 0.8404 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8602 GPIA | 0.8387 GPIA | 0.8925 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9246 GPIA | 0.8987 GPIA | 0.9445 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9586 GPIA | 0.9505 GPIA | 0.9652 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 191.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 97.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.9652 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9652 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6904 GPIA in 1970.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 173rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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