Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 0.9243 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 0.9243 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.9243 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8265 GPI, in 1998.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th 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, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8265 GPI | — |
| 1999 | 0.8333 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8329 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8366 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8316 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8378 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8428 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8516 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8599 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8646 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8731 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8812 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8869 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8864 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9018 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.91 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9145 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9202 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9222 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.924 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9243 GPI | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8299 GPI | 0.8265 GPI | 0.8333 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8512 GPI | 0.8316 GPI | 0.8812 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.91 GPI | 0.8864 GPI | 0.9243 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.80 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9738 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (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 capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.9243 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9243 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8265 GPI in 1998.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th 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?
- 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 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.