Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9662 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9662 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
166th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9662 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.7051 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) stood at 0.9662 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 0.9662 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7051 GPIA, in 1970.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 166th 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7051 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.7058 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.7144 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.7218 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7309 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.7328 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.732 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7437 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.7533 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.7544 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.7614 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.7718 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7729 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7624 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7601 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7741 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7944 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8086 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.7956 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8187 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.8137 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.8223 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8287 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.8288 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8309 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8306 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8348 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8347 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8334 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8407 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8407 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8449 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8399 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8472 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8521 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8606 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8692 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8742 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8835 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.892 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8984 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8987 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9137 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.922 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9269 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9324 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9326 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.937 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9402 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.946 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.952 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9566 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9607 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9633 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9662 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7294 GPIA | 0.7051 GPIA | 0.7544 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.782 GPIA | 0.7601 GPIA | 0.8187 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8299 GPIA | 0.8137 GPIA | 0.8407 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8604 GPIA | 0.8399 GPIA | 0.892 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9248 GPIA | 0.8984 GPIA | 0.946 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9598 GPIA | 0.952 GPIA | 0.9662 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- 163 Uzbekistan 0.9751 GPIA compare
- 164 Liberia 0.9744 GPIA compare
- 165 Chile 0.9739 GPIA compare
- 166 United Arab Emirates 0.9737 GPIA compare
- 167 Georgia 0.9733 GPIA compare
- 168 Hong Kong, China 0.9717 GPIA compare
- 169 Indonesia 0.9708 GPIA compare
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.34 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) was 0.9662 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: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9662 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7051 GPIA in 1970.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 166th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 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