Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9402 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9402 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
180th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9402 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.592 GPIA
in 1984
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) recorded 0.9402 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 0.9402 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.592 GPIA, in 1984.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 180th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6839 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6768 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.681 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.6859 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6851 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.675 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6617 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6547 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.654 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.644 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6358 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6443 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6505 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6128 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 0.592 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6474 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7116 GPIA | +9.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7348 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7401 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7474 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7601 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.771 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7807 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7855 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7879 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8068 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8144 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8178 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8177 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.82 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8051 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7995 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7798 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7862 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7837 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7905 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7895 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7817 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8013 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8146 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8261 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8331 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8534 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8671 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8687 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8743 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8793 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8893 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8978 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9052 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9167 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9212 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9299 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9368 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9402 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6702 GPIA | 0.644 GPIA | 0.6859 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6717 GPIA | 0.592 GPIA | 0.7474 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7962 GPIA | 0.7601 GPIA | 0.82 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7932 GPIA | 0.7798 GPIA | 0.8146 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8694 GPIA | 0.8261 GPIA | 0.9052 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.929 GPIA | 0.9167 GPIA | 0.9402 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- 177 Australia 0.9589 GPIA compare
- 178 Iceland 0.9548 GPIA compare
- 179 British Virgin Islands 0.9541 GPIA compare
- 180 Germany 0.9522 GPIA compare
- 181 Solomon Islands 0.9469 GPIA compare
- 182 United States Virgin Islands 0.944 GPIA compare
- 183 Zimbabwe 0.9421 GPIA compare
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.51 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.62 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 38.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 0.9402 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9402 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.592 GPIA in 1984.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 180th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release