Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 0.955 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa is 0.955 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.955 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8241 GPIA, in 1998.
That places MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 171st out of 212 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8241 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.832 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8323 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8365 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8321 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8388 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8442 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.853 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8615 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8663 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8749 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8831 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8886 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8883 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9036 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9119 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9162 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9222 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9235 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9279 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.955 GPIA | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.828 GPIA | 0.8241 GPIA | 0.832 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8523 GPIA | 0.8321 GPIA | 0.8831 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9103 GPIA | 0.8883 GPIA | 0.9279 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.955 GPIA | 0.955 GPIA | 0.955 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.955 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.955 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8241 GPIA in 1998.
- How does MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 171st out of 212 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Sub-saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release