Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.965 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.965 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
176th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.965 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6912 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa is 0.965 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.965 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6912 GPIA, in 1970.
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 176th 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6912 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.692 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.7022 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.7109 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.7213 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.7239 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7234 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7368 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.7474 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.749 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7568 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7681 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.7693 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7584 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7561 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7708 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.7923 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.8072 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7935 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8178 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.8125 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.8215 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8281 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.8282 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8304 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8301 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8344 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8341 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8325 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8402 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8404 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8448 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8385 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8461 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8512 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8595 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8685 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8746 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8837 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8922 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8986 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8987 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9142 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9222 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9271 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9322 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9321 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9361 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9396 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9443 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9505 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9552 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9594 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9621 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.965 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7198 GPIA | 0.6912 GPIA | 0.749 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.779 GPIA | 0.7561 GPIA | 0.8178 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8292 GPIA | 0.8125 GPIA | 0.8402 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8599 GPIA | 0.8385 GPIA | 0.8922 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9245 GPIA | 0.8986 GPIA | 0.9443 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9584 GPIA | 0.9505 GPIA | 0.965 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.965 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.965 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6912 GPIA in 1970.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 176th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UIS: 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 UIS: 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