Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9536 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa is 0.9536 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.9536 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8232 GPIA, in 1998.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 174th of 212 groups on this measure, 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8232 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.8314 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8316 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.836 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8303 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8376 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8432 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8519 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8606 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8666 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8751 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8832 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8885 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8882 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9036 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9116 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9159 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9217 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9226 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9268 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9536 GPIA | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8273 GPIA | 0.8232 GPIA | 0.8314 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8516 GPIA | 0.8303 GPIA | 0.8832 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9099 GPIA | 0.8882 GPIA | 0.9268 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9536 GPIA | 0.9536 GPIA | 0.9536 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 191.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 97.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.9536 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9536 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8232 GPIA in 1998.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 174th out of 212 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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