Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9406 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9406 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
177th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9406 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.5911 GPIA
in 1984
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) stood at 0.9406 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 0.9406 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5911 GPIA, in 1984.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 177th 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6838 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6763 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.6805 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.6852 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6842 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6741 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6607 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6543 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6536 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.643 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.6347 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6431 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6494 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6118 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5911 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6465 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7105 GPIA | +9.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7338 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.739 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7463 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7591 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7702 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.7799 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7846 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7872 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8061 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8135 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.817 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8177 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8197 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8049 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7994 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7799 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7866 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7839 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7908 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7897 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7819 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8015 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8146 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8261 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8329 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8532 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.867 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8685 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8742 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8794 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8895 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.898 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9056 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.917 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9215 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9303 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9372 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9406 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6696 GPIA | 0.643 GPIA | 0.6852 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6706 GPIA | 0.5911 GPIA | 0.7463 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7955 GPIA | 0.7591 GPIA | 0.8197 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7933 GPIA | 0.7799 GPIA | 0.8146 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8694 GPIA | 0.8261 GPIA | 0.9056 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9293 GPIA | 0.917 GPIA | 0.9406 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.34 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) was 0.9406 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9406 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5911 GPIA in 1984.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 177th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 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