Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9781 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.9781 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
139th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9781 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.7989 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
53
1970–2022
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa recorded 0.9781 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2022. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 0.9781 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7989 GPIA, in 1970.
That places UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 139th out of 221 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7989 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.7995 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.8025 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.8048 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.8097 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.8145 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.8101 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.8162 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.8258 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.8284 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.837 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8504 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.8534 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8549 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.861 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.8685 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.8771 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8769 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8759 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8889 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8995 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9043 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.9072 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.9094 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9131 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9041 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8983 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8929 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8901 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8919 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8928 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8967 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8981 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9007 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9042 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9116 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9199 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9202 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9263 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9344 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9374 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9308 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9379 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9465 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9529 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9506 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9588 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9603 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.96 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9633 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9674 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9725 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9781 GPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.811 GPIA | 0.7989 GPIA | 0.8284 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8644 GPIA | 0.837 GPIA | 0.8889 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9011 GPIA | 0.8901 GPIA | 0.9131 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9105 GPIA | 0.8928 GPIA | 0.9344 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9499 GPIA | 0.9308 GPIA | 0.9633 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9727 GPIA | 0.9674 GPIA | 0.9781 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 0.9781 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9781 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7989 GPIA in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 139th out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern 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