Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.8794 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8794 GPI
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
192nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.8794 GPI
in 2024
All-time low
0.7685 GPI
in 2007
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 0.8794 GPI. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.8794 GPI in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7685 GPI, in 2007.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 192nd 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.7966 GPI | — |
| 1998 | 0.801 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8167 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8063 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.799 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7727 GPI | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8001 GPI | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7807 GPI | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7808 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.78 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7685 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7794 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7904 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7923 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7911 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8093 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8253 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8319 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8246 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8426 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8482 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.851 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8618 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8778 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8771 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8709 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8734 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.8794 GPI | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8048 GPI | 0.7966 GPI | 0.8167 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.7858 GPI | 0.7685 GPI | 0.8063 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8278 GPI | 0.7911 GPI | 0.8618 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8758 GPI | 0.8709 GPI | 0.8794 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- 189 Guinea 0.6354 GPI compare
- 190 Chad 0.6322 GPI compare
- 191 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.6147 GPI compare
- 192 Central African Republic 0.5991 GPI compare
- 193 Congo 0.569 GPI compare
- 194 Equatorial Guinea 0.4437 GPI compare
- 195 Afghanistan 0.4228 GPI compare
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 191.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78.55 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.8794 GPI in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8794 GPI in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7685 GPI in 2007.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 192nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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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February 2026 Data Release