Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.8798 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8798 GPI
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
191st
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.8798 GPI
in 2024
All-time low
0.7683 GPI
in 2007
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 0.8798 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.8798 GPI in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7683 GPI, in 2007.
That places UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 191st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.7983 GPI | — |
| 1998 | 0.8019 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8173 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8068 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7994 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7728 GPI | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8006 GPI | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7806 GPI | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7807 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7801 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7683 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7795 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7906 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7927 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7914 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8098 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8258 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8322 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8248 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8428 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8483 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8507 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8615 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8776 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8772 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8712 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8741 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.8798 GPI | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8058 GPI | 0.7983 GPI | 0.8173 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.7859 GPI | 0.7683 GPI | 0.8068 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.828 GPI | 0.7914 GPI | 0.8615 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.876 GPI | 0.8712 GPI | 0.8798 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- 188 Yemen 0.705 GPI compare
- 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
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.50 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.8798 GPI in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8798 GPI in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7683 GPI in 2007.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 191st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UIS: 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 UIS: 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