Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Sub-saharan Africa
WB: Sub-saharan Africa: 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
175th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9406 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.5914 GPIA
in 1984
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 0.9406 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 peaked at 0.9406 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5914 GPIA, in 1984.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 175th 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, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.684 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6765 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.6807 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.6854 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6845 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6744 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.661 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6545 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6538 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6432 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.635 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6433 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6496 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.612 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5914 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6466 GPIA | +9.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7107 GPIA | +9.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7339 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7391 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7464 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7592 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7702 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.78 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7847 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7873 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8062 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8135 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8171 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8178 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8197 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.805 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7995 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7799 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7867 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.784 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 | 0.833 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8532 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.867 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8686 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8743 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 | 0.9216 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 | 0.6698 GPIA | 0.6432 GPIA | 0.6854 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6708 GPIA | 0.5914 GPIA | 0.7464 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7956 GPIA | 0.7592 GPIA | 0.8197 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7934 GPIA | 0.7799 GPIA | 0.8146 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8695 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
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (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 42.35 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 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Sub-saharan Africa 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5914 GPIA in 1984.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 175th 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?
- 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 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