Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9304 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) stood at 0.9304 GPI. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 0.9304 GPI in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8011 GPI, in 1995.
That places ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 168th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.8011 GPI | — |
| 1996 | 0.8132 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8389 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8602 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8851 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8868 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8864 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8896 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8859 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8748 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8783 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8791 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8591 GPI | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8575 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8599 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8606 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8623 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8707 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.878 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8854 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8814 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8941 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8992 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9034 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9135 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9249 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9228 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9186 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9221 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9304 GPI | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8397 GPI | 0.8011 GPI | 0.8851 GPI | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.8757 GPI | 0.8575 GPI | 0.8896 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8849 GPI | 0.8606 GPI | 0.9135 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9238 GPI | 0.9186 GPI | 0.9304 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 0.9304 GPI in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9304 GPI in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8011 GPI in 1995.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 168th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release