Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa

UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9614 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.9614 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
158th
of 212 groups
All-time high
0.9614 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.8793 GPIA
in 1998
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1998–2020

00.20.40.60.811998200920201998: 0.879 GPIA1999: 0.882 GPIA2000: 0.884 GPIA2001: 0.889 GPIA2002: 0.891 GPIA2003: 0.894 GPIA2004: 0.898 GPIA2005: 0.906 GPIA2006: 0.915 GPIA2007: 0.915 GPIA2008: 0.921 GPIA2009: 0.929 GPIA2010: 0.931 GPIA2011: 0.923 GPIA2012: 0.931 GPIA2013: 0.941 GPIA2014: 0.946 GPIA2015: 0.944 GPIA2016: 0.953 GPIA2017: 0.955 GPIA2018: 0.955 GPIA2019: 0.958 GPIA2020: 0.961 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa is 0.9614 GPIA, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 0.9614 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8793 GPIA, in 1998.

UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 158th of 212 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1998 to 2020.
Year GPIA Change
1998 0.8793 GPIA
1999 0.8819 GPIA +0.3%
2000 0.8839 GPIA +0.2%
2001 0.8886 GPIA +0.5%
2002 0.8911 GPIA +0.3%
2003 0.8939 GPIA +0.3%
2004 0.8977 GPIA +0.4%
2005 0.9062 GPIA +0.9%
2006 0.9147 GPIA +0.9%
2007 0.9148 GPIA +0.0%
2008 0.9206 GPIA +0.6%
2009 0.9287 GPIA +0.9%
2010 0.9307 GPIA +0.2%
2011 0.9235 GPIA -0.8%
2012 0.9315 GPIA +0.9%
2013 0.9406 GPIA +1.0%
2014 0.9461 GPIA +0.6%
2015 0.9445 GPIA -0.2%
2016 0.9531 GPIA +0.9%
2017 0.9551 GPIA +0.2%
2018 0.9549 GPIA -0.0%
2019 0.958 GPIA +0.3%
2020 0.9614 GPIA +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8806 GPIA 0.8793 GPIA 0.8819 GPIA 2
2000s 0.904 GPIA 0.8839 GPIA 0.9287 GPIA 10
2010s 0.9438 GPIA 0.9235 GPIA 0.958 GPIA 10
2020s 0.9614 GPIA 0.9614 GPIA 0.9614 GPIA 1

Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa

  1. 155 Korea 0.9575 GPIA compare
  2. 156 Mauritania 0.956 GPIA compare
  3. 157 Gabon 0.9467 GPIA
  4. 158 Uganda 0.9442 GPIA compare
  5. 159 Viet Nam 0.941 GPIA compare
  6. 160 Zimbabwe 0.9397 GPIA compare
  7. 161 Sudan 0.9372 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 398 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 0.9614 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.9614 GPIA in 2020.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8793 GPIA in 1998.
How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 158th out of 212 groups with data for 2020.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
398 places, 8,914 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release