Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 0.9242 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 0.9242 GPI, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.9242 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8261 GPI, in 1998.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 45 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, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8261 GPI | — |
| 1999 | 0.8329 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8326 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8363 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8313 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8376 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8426 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8513 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8596 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8643 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8728 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.881 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8866 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8862 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9015 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9098 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9143 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.92 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.922 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9238 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9242 GPI | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8295 GPI | 0.8261 GPI | 0.8329 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8509 GPI | 0.8313 GPI | 0.881 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9098 GPI | 0.8862 GPI | 0.9242 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.9242 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9242 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8261 GPI in 1998.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary to tertiary to the male value for the same indicator. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.