Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 0.955 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) recorded 0.955 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 0.955 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8242 GPIA, in 1998.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 170th out of 212 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8242 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.832 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8323 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8365 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8321 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.839 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8442 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8531 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8616 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8663 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8749 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8832 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8887 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8883 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9037 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9119 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9162 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9223 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9235 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.928 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.955 GPIA | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8281 GPIA | 0.8242 GPIA | 0.832 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8523 GPIA | 0.8321 GPIA | 0.8832 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9103 GPIA | 0.8883 GPIA | 0.928 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.955 GPIA | 0.955 GPIA | 0.955 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.34 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) was 0.955 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.955 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8242 GPIA in 1998.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 170th out of 212 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 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