Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.8884 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.8884 GPI
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
189th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.8884 GPI
in 2024
All-time low
0.776 GPI
in 2007
Years of data
28
1997–2024

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1997–2024

00.20.40.60.81997201020241997: 0.81 GPI1998: 0.814 GPI1999: 0.829 GPI2000: 0.819 GPI2001: 0.811 GPI2002: 0.786 GPI2003: 0.807 GPI2004: 0.79 GPI2005: 0.79 GPI2006: 0.789 GPI2007: 0.776 GPI2008: 0.784 GPI2009: 0.796 GPI2010: 0.797 GPI2011: 0.797 GPI2012: 0.815 GPI2013: 0.832 GPI2014: 0.836 GPI2015: 0.834 GPI2016: 0.851 GPI2017: 0.857 GPI2018: 0.86 GPI2019: 0.872 GPI2020: 0.888 GPI2021: 0.886 GPI2022: 0.88 GPI2023: 0.883 GPI2024: 0.888 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 0.8884 GPI. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.8884 GPI in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.776 GPI, in 2007.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 189th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPI) in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1997 to 2024.
Year GPI Change
1997 0.8099 GPI
1998 0.8145 GPI +0.6%
1999 0.8294 GPI +1.8%
2000 0.8189 GPI -1.3%
2001 0.811 GPI -1.0%
2002 0.7859 GPI -3.1%
2003 0.8066 GPI +2.6%
2004 0.7897 GPI -2.1%
2005 0.7895 GPI -0.0%
2006 0.7887 GPI -0.1%
2007 0.776 GPI -1.6%
2008 0.7837 GPI +1.0%
2009 0.7963 GPI +1.6%
2010 0.7972 GPI +0.1%
2011 0.7968 GPI -0.0%
2012 0.8147 GPI +2.2%
2013 0.8318 GPI +2.1%
2014 0.8356 GPI +0.4%
2015 0.8344 GPI -0.1%
2016 0.8506 GPI +1.9%
2017 0.8571 GPI +0.8%
2018 0.8604 GPI +0.4%
2019 0.8721 GPI +1.4%
2020 0.8875 GPI +1.8%
2021 0.8864 GPI -0.1%
2022 0.8804 GPI -0.7%
2023 0.8827 GPI +0.3%
2024 0.8884 GPI +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8179 GPI 0.8099 GPI 0.8294 GPI 3
2000s 0.7946 GPI 0.776 GPI 0.8189 GPI 10
2010s 0.8351 GPI 0.7968 GPI 0.8721 GPI 10
2020s 0.8851 GPI 0.8804 GPI 0.8884 GPI 5

Countries ranked near MDG: Sub-saharan Africa

  1. 186 Liechtenstein 0.753 GPI compare
  2. 187 Benin 0.7303 GPI compare
  3. 188 Yemen 0.705 GPI compare
  4. 189 Guinea 0.6354 GPI compare
  5. 190 Chad 0.6322 GPI compare
  6. 191 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.6147 GPI compare
  7. 192 Central African Republic 0.5991 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 416 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.8884 GPI in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.8884 GPI in 2024.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.776 GPI in 2007.
How does MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 189th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
416 places, 10,051 data points, 1986–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release