Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 0.9536 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.9536 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8231 GPIA, in 1998.
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 175th 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8231 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.8312 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8315 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8359 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8301 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8374 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8429 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8516 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8604 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8663 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8748 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.883 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8884 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8881 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 | 0.9267 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9536 GPIA | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8272 GPIA | 0.8231 GPIA | 0.8312 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8514 GPIA | 0.8301 GPIA | 0.883 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9098 GPIA | 0.8881 GPIA | 0.9267 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9536 GPIA | 0.9536 GPIA | 0.9536 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UIS: 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 UIS: 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8231 GPIA in 1998.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 175th out of 212 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UIS: 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 UIS: 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