Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9773 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9773 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
144th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9773 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.5819 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Western and Central, 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 WB: Africa Western and Central is 0.9773 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.9773 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5819 GPIA, in 1970.
WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 144th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5819 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.5966 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.6112 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6252 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.6281 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.6274 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.6305 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6583 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.68 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6834 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6869 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.696 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6977 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6721 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6595 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.6976 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7295 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7385 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7133 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7499 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7274 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7393 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7523 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7502 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7577 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7668 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.777 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7784 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7765 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7778 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7824 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7911 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7822 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7955 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8037 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8142 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8238 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.833 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8438 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8547 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8657 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8777 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9054 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9104 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9146 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9182 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9114 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9248 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9375 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9485 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9591 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9648 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9691 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9723 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9773 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6323 GPIA | 0.5819 GPIA | 0.6834 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7041 GPIA | 0.6595 GPIA | 0.7499 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7604 GPIA | 0.7274 GPIA | 0.7784 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8125 GPIA | 0.7822 GPIA | 0.8547 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9114 GPIA | 0.8657 GPIA | 0.9485 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9685 GPIA | 0.9591 GPIA | 0.9773 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Western and Central
More education data for WB: Africa Western and Central
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.61 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.08 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Western and Central was 0.9773 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9773 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5819 GPIA in 1970.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 144th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Western and Central 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