Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Sub-saharan Africa
WB: Sub-saharan Africa: 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
164th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9662 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.7052 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, 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 stood at 0.9662 GPIA. 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 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.9662 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7052 GPIA, in 1970.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 164th 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: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7052 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.7059 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.7145 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.7219 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.731 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.7329 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.7321 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7438 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.7534 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.7544 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.7615 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.7719 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7729 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7625 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7601 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7741 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7945 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8086 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.7956 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8188 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 | 0.831 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8307 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 | 0.8921 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 | 0.9327 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 | 0.7295 GPIA | 0.7052 GPIA | 0.7544 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7821 GPIA | 0.7601 GPIA | 0.8188 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8299 GPIA | 0.8137 GPIA | 0.8407 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8605 GPIA | 0.8399 GPIA | 0.8921 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
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (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 42.35 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 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Sub-saharan Africa 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7052 GPIA in 1970.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 164th 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?
- 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 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