Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
UNICEF: 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 UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 0.8884 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 0.6% 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 UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.8884 GPI in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.776 GPI, in 2007.
UNICEF: 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 UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
- 186 Liechtenstein 0.753 GPI compare
- 187 Benin 0.7303 GPI compare
- 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
More education data for UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % 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, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: 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 UNICEF: 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 UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.776 GPI in 2007.
- How does UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UNICEF: 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 UNICEF: 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 UNICEF: 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