Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Sub-saharan Africa
WB: Sub-saharan Africa: 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, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 0.955 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.955 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8242 GPIA, in 1998.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 168th of 212 groups on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8242 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.832 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8323 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8366 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 | 0.8664 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 | 0.912 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
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (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 42.35 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 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Sub-saharan Africa 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8242 GPIA in 1998.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 168th 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?
- 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 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