Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9361 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9361 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
183rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9361 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.5762 GPIA
in 1984
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 0.9361 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.9361 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5762 GPIA, in 1984.
That places SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 183rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6583 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.65 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.657 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6639 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.6638 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6537 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6395 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.633 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.634 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.6245 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6172 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.6278 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.6358 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.5968 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5762 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6353 GPIA | +10.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7031 GPIA | +10.7% |
| 1987 | 0.728 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7338 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.7415 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7553 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.7671 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7775 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7827 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7854 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8054 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.8131 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8168 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8172 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8197 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8043 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7987 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.773 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7814 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7787 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.786 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7844 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.778 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7987 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.813 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8248 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8306 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8512 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8644 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8671 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8705 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8761 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8853 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8941 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9005 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9114 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9162 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9253 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9325 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9361 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6478 GPIA | 0.6245 GPIA | 0.6639 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6596 GPIA | 0.5762 GPIA | 0.7415 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.794 GPIA | 0.7553 GPIA | 0.8197 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7896 GPIA | 0.773 GPIA | 0.813 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8665 GPIA | 0.8248 GPIA | 0.9005 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9243 GPIA | 0.9114 GPIA | 0.9361 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 191.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78.55 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.9361 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9361 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5762 GPIA in 1984.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 183rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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