Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9681 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.9681 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
151st
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9681 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.8051 GPIA
in 1980
Years of data
53
1970–2022
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa recorded 0.9681 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2022. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 0.9681 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8051 GPIA, in 1980.
That places UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 151st out of 221 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8227 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.8205 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.8258 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.8231 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.8217 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.8203 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.8113 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.8119 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.8088 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.8084 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8051 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8067 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.8054 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.808 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.811 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8133 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8257 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.8354 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8429 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.8544 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8843 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8925 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.9059 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.9132 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9209 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9198 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9234 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9218 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9193 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9134 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9045 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8942 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8931 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8865 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8718 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8704 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8699 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8625 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8758 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8856 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8942 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9117 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.919 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9315 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9396 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9325 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9445 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9492 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9527 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9539 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9634 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9663 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9681 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8175 GPIA | 0.8084 GPIA | 0.8258 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8208 GPIA | 0.8051 GPIA | 0.8544 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9115 GPIA | 0.8843 GPIA | 0.9234 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8814 GPIA | 0.8625 GPIA | 0.9045 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9329 GPIA | 0.8942 GPIA | 0.9539 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9659 GPIA | 0.9634 GPIA | 0.9681 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 0.9681 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9681 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8051 GPIA in 1980.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 151st out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern 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