Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9408 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 0.9408 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 0.9408 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8594 GPIA, in 1998.
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 184th of 212 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8594 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.8729 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8714 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8726 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8713 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8738 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8768 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8841 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8915 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8919 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8985 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.906 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9095 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9031 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9117 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9226 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9269 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.934 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9392 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9384 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9357 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9381 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9408 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8661 GPIA | 0.8594 GPIA | 0.8729 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8838 GPIA | 0.8713 GPIA | 0.906 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9259 GPIA | 0.9031 GPIA | 0.9392 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9408 GPIA | 0.9408 GPIA | 0.9408 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- 181 Yemen 0.7415 GPIA compare
- 182 Sierra Leone 0.7322 GPIA
- 183 Liberia 0.7056 GPIA
- 184 Chad 0.7045 GPIA compare
- 185 Central African Republic 0.7026 GPIA compare
- 186 Afghanistan 0.6223 GPIA compare
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 0.9408 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9408 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8594 GPIA in 1998.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 184th out of 212 groups with data for 2020.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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