Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Africa
UNICEF: Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9683 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Africa, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: Africa recorded 0.9683 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Africa peaked at 0.9683 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.839 GPIA, in 1998.
That places UNICEF: Africa 146th out of 212 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.839 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.8496 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8526 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8581 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8556 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8624 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8666 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8743 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8815 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8846 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8935 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8998 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9044 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9035 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9168 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9235 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9277 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9333 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9351 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9387 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9427 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9482 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9526 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9637 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9683 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8443 GPIA | 0.839 GPIA | 0.8496 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8729 GPIA | 0.8526 GPIA | 0.8998 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9274 GPIA | 0.9035 GPIA | 0.9482 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9615 GPIA | 0.9526 GPIA | 0.9683 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Africa
- 143 Sao Tome and Principe 0.9964 GPIA compare
- 144 Côte d'Ivoire 0.9956 GPIA compare
- 145 Japan 0.9948 GPIA compare
- 146 Egypt 0.9914 GPIA compare
- 147 Saudi Arabia 0.9896 GPIA compare
- 148 Congo 0.9846 GPIA compare
- 149 Syrian Arab Republic 0.9795 GPIA compare
More education data for UNICEF: Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Africa was 0.9683 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9683 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.839 GPIA in 1998.
- How does UNICEF: Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: Africa ranks 146th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNICEF: Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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