Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.8537 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: West and Central Africa stood at 0.8537 GPI. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 0.8537 GPI in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6414 GPI, in 2007.
That places UNICEF: West and Central Africa 201st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.6605 GPI | — |
| 1999 | 0.6969 GPI | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6944 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6879 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6492 GPI | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6759 GPI | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6695 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6673 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6594 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6414 GPI | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6701 GPI | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6991 GPI | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7135 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7081 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7377 GPI | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7625 GPI | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7496 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7732 GPI | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.766 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7764 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7887 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8121 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8332 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8403 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8467 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8501 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.8537 GPI | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6787 GPI | 0.6605 GPI | 0.6969 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6714 GPI | 0.6414 GPI | 0.6991 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7588 GPI | 0.7081 GPI | 0.8121 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8448 GPI | 0.8332 GPI | 0.8537 GPI | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.92 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9224 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5411 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.20 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 0.8537 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: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8537 GPI in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6414 GPI in 2007.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 201st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: West and Central 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