Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9467 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Western and Central, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Western and Central stood at 0.9467 GPI. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.9467 GPI in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.679 GPI, in 1998.
WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 160th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.679 GPI | — |
| 1999 | 0.7325 GPI | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 0.7346 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7302 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6827 GPI | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7212 GPI | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7151 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7177 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.714 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6943 GPI | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7267 GPI | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7664 GPI | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7749 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.765 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7968 GPI | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8111 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.799 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8206 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8159 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8336 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8538 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.885 GPI | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9145 GPI | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9261 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9365 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9424 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9467 GPI | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7058 GPI | 0.679 GPI | 0.7325 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7203 GPI | 0.6827 GPI | 0.7664 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8156 GPI | 0.765 GPI | 0.885 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9332 GPI | 0.9145 GPI | 0.9467 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Western and Central
More education data for WB: Africa Western and Central
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.61 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.08 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Western and Central was 0.9467 GPI in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9467 GPI in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.679 GPI in 1998.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 160th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Western and Central 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