Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9546 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.9546 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
182nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9546 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.7597 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
53
1970–2022
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 0.9546 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 0.4% 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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 0.9546 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7597 GPIA, in 1971.
That places WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 182nd out of 221 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7617 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.7597 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.7663 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.771 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.7814 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.7839 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.781 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.7877 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.7951 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.7976 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.8077 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.8216 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.8256 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.8287 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.8358 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.8305 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8381 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.8558 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8508 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8629 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8728 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8778 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8815 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8839 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8821 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8726 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8704 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8692 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8691 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8824 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8801 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8805 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8783 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8807 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8834 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8899 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8971 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8976 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.905 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9131 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9174 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9112 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9183 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9292 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9339 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9407 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9451 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9437 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9408 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9434 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9466 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9505 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9546 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7785 GPIA | 0.7597 GPIA | 0.7976 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8358 GPIA | 0.8077 GPIA | 0.8629 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8762 GPIA | 0.8691 GPIA | 0.8839 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8906 GPIA | 0.8783 GPIA | 0.9131 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9324 GPIA | 0.9112 GPIA | 0.9451 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9506 GPIA | 0.9466 GPIA | 0.9546 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 0.9546 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9546 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7597 GPIA in 1971.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 182nd out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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