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
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1998–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
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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February 2026 Data Release